The Baptism of Christ (Donatello)

The Baptism of Christ

Artist| Donatello and studio
Medium| Marble relief sculpture
Location| Arezzo Cathedral

Baptism of Christ is a rectangular stiacciato marble relief of the Baptism of Christ, showing a crowd in the background, including a servant holding a towel to the left and an angel to the right. It measures 63.5 by 40.5 cm and dates to 1425, forming part of the decoration of the font in Arezzo Cathedral.

Vasari's Lives of the Artists attributes it to a student from Donatello's studio, but art critics since the early 20th century have compared it with Donatello's autograph works and began more and more to include it among them, although not unanimously.[1] The figure of Christ and the trees are strongly carved and definitely held to be by the master's hand, though St John the Baptist's legs and other areas are more schematic and may be the work of pupils.

## References

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1. ^ Rolf C. Wirtz, Donatello, Könemann, Colonia 1998

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Sculptures|

* Donatello (catalogue of works)
* Madonna of the Apple (c. 1400–1425)
* Santa Croce Crucifix (c. 1406–1408)
* David (marble, 1408–1409)
* Huldschinsky Madonna (attributed; c. 1410–1430)
* Saint Mark (1411–1413)
* Saint George and Saint George Freeing the Princess (c. 1415–1417)
* Marzocco (1418–1420)
* Zuccone (1423–1425)
* Saint Louis of Toulouse (1423–1425)
* San Rossore Reliquary (1424–1427)
* Tomb of Antipope John XXIII (1424–1427)
* Tomb of Cardinal Rainaldo Brancacci (c. 1427–1428)
* The Baptism of Christ (1425)
* The Feast of Herod (1425)
* Pazzi Madonna (c. 1425–1430)
* The Ascension with Christ Giving the Keys to Saint Peter (c. 1428–1430)
* Dovizia (1431)
* Madonna of the Cords (c. 1433–1435)
* Putti candle-holders (1434–1439)
* Saint John the Baptist (1438)
* Sagrestia Vecchia
* Madonna and Child (attributed; c. 1440)
* Madonna and Child with Four Cherubs (1440–1450)
* Amore-Attis (c. 1440–1443)
* Piot Madonna (c. 1440 or 1460)
* David (bronze, c. 1440s)
* Basilica del Santo Crucifix (1444–1447)
* Chellini Madonna (c. 1450)
* Equestrian statue of Gattamelata (1453)
* Penitent Magdalene (1453–1455)
* Lamentation over the Dead Christ (c. 1455–1460)
* Judith and Holofernes (1457–1464)

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* Renaissance art

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