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The Baptism of Christ or the Jan des Trompes Triptych is an altarpiece painted between 1502 and 1508 by the Flemish painter Gerard David. It is now in the Groeningemuseum in Bruges, Belgium.

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Baptême du Christ
Artist	Gerard David
Year	c. 1502–1508
Medium	Oil on panel
Dimensions	132 cm × 181,9 cm (52 in × 716 in)
Location	Groeningemuseum, Bruges

Description

Its central panel is 127.9 cm high by 96.6 cm wide and shows Christ's baptism in the Jordan, with an angel holding Christ's clothing and God the Father and the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove above Christ. In the background is a landscape with scenes from the life of John the Baptist, whilst the foreground is filled with plants and flowers.

The side panels are 132 cm high by 43.1 and 43.2 cm wide, and contain donor portraits. They show the donors and their children – on the left panel is Jan de Trompes, treasurer of Bruges, being presented by John the Evangelist, his name saint, whilst his second wife Elisabeth van der Meersch is shown being presented by her name saint, Elisabeth of Hungary. The landscape flows across all three panels.

Bibliography

• (in Spanish) Patrick de Rynck, Cómo leer la pintura, « Gerard David, Triptyque avec "le bautismo de Christ" », Groupe Éditorial Random House Mondadori, S.L., 2005, pp. 110–111 ISBN 84-8156-388-9
• (in Spanish) Walter, Ingo F. (ed.), Los maestros de la pintura occidental, «Gerard David, "Le bautismo de Christ" », Tome I, Taschen, 2005, p. 199, ISBN 3-8228-4744-5

На других языках

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- [en] The Baptism of Christ (David)

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[es] Tríptico del bautismo de Cristo (Gerard David)

Este Tríptico con el bautismo de Cristo es un retablo pintado sobre tabla por el pintor renacentista del gótico tardío o primitivo flamenco Gérard David. Data del período 1502-1508 y se guarda en el Museo Groeninge, de Brujas (Bélgica).

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[fr] Baptême du Christ (Gérard David)

Le Baptême du Christ est un retable, appelé aussi Triptyque de Jan des Trompes, peint sur panneau de bois par le peintre Gérard David. Il est daté de la période 1502-1508 et est conservé au musée Groeninge de Bruges en Belgique.

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