The Unfinished Masterpiece: Bassanos Enigmatic Baptism of Christ

Name Instructor Course Date The piece of art depicts two men and what appear to be three angels and a dove above in an activity that suggests a religious event like a baptism. From the onset, one could tell that it is the baptism of Christ due to the narration from the Christian Holy Scriptures. The art shows figures of Christ, Saint John the Baptist, and three angels displayed in a nightly landscape. The artist portrayed John the Baptist leaning forward while simultaneously reclining angle baptizing Jesus. On the other hand, Jesus also depends on shedding his scarlet robe to prevent the robe from getting wet. Though baptism is painless and harmless, Jesus is depicted as having a tormented facial expression which could reflect his knowledge of what lay ahead of him Bayer, Andrea, Michael Gallagher, and Silvia Centeno. "Jacopo Bassano's Baptism of Christ." Artibus et Historiae 68 (2013): 83. Still, the presence of the three angels confirms the piece of art to be the baptism of Jesus as it is told in the Holy Scriptures. From the art, one angel holds the robes of Jesus Christ while gazi