03 — ARTWORK
Baptism of Christ
MURILLO, Bartolomé Esteban · 1655 →
- MEDIUM
- Oil on canvas, 233 x 160 cm
- TYPE
- Religious
PALETTE
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- FILE
- 1000 × 1448 px · JPEG
COMMENTARY
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This painting belongs to a cycle of the life of St John the Baptist that Murillo painted c. 1655 for the refectoryMonastic dining hall. of the Augustinian monasterythe complex of buildings used by a community of monks. Among the main elements of the complex are the church, cloister, chapter house (used by the governing body), refectory (dining room) and dormitory (sleeping quarters). of S. Leandro in Seville. The canvasA woven cloth used as a support for painting. The best-quality canvas is made of linen; other materials used are cotton, hemp, and jute. It is now so familiar a material that the word 'canvas' has become almost a synonym for an oil painting, but it was not until around 1500 that it began to rival the wooden panel (which was more expensive and took longer to prepare) as the standard support for movable paintings (the transition came later in Northern Europe than in Italy). Canvas is not suitable for painting on until it has been coated with a ground, which isolates the fabric from the paint; otherwise it will absorb too much paint, only very rough effects will be obtainable, and parts of the fabric may be rotted by the pigments. It must also be made taut on a stretcher or by some other means. has been cut down on all sides.
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {Baptism of Christ by MURILLO, Bartolomé Esteban},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-09},
url = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/murillo-bartolom-esteban-r2090ffefe35947/baptism-of-christ-rfb27415de25ff8},
urldate = {2026-09-09},
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}ACCESSED 2026-09-09. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
