# Baptism of Christ [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [BUGLIONI, Benedetto]() - Date: 1451-1500 - Technique: Glazed terracotta, with remainders of gilding, 66 x 31 cm ## Commentary Baptism of Christ c. 1505 Glazed terracotta, with remainders of gilding, 66 x 31 cm Private collection Pandolfo di Urbano Cattani, prior of the church of Sant' Andrea a Camoggiano, Barberino di Mugello, commissioned in around 1505 a hexagonal baptismal font constructed of six white glazed reliefs illustrating episodes from the life of St John the Baptist. The relief of the Baptism of Christ was stolen from the church at some point before the 18th century. It is now in a private collection. The font, now with five panels, is preserved in the Museo d'Arte Sacra a Vicchio in Mugello. ## Related artworks - [A Pair of Candlebearing Angels]() - [Baptism of Christ \(detail\)]() - [Baptismal font]() - [Coat-of Arms Supported by Two Angels]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()