# The Baptism of Christ [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [UNKNOWN GOLDSMITH, Italian]() - Date: 1201-1250 - Technique: Enamel ## Commentary The picture shows one of the over two hundred and fifty enamels of the Pala d'Oro \("golden altarpiece\), a masterpiece of medieval goldsmith's work.The top row of the enamels in the lower register of decorations depicts Stories of Christ. In the Baptism of Christ blue and green enamels represent the waters of Jordan in which Jesus is immersed to receive baptism. The little naked figure of an old man with an amphora \(bottom left\) personifies the River Jordan. ## Related artworks - [Antique Purple Amethyst Vessel with Gold Stem and Heavy Lid]() - [Antique Sardonyx Vase with Lid and Mount in Gilt Silver]() - [Bernardo Buontalenti Presenting a Wood Model]() - [Book cover]() - [Box with painted ivory]() - [Chalice with Medici Arms]() - [Cross of Desiderius \(back\)]() - [Cross of Desiderius \(front\)]() - [Cross of Desiderius \(front\)]() - [Cross of Desiderius]() - [Cup]() - [Cup]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()