Scene 3: John the Baptist baptizes Jesus in the Jordan river
John the Baptist baptizes Jesus in the Jordan river
Die Taufe Jesu [1100-1150] -
The Baptism of Christ by John the Baptist, a commonly represented scene, again with the water piling up like a mound. Jesus is beardless and young, as is also typical. The angel to the right of Jesus has his hands veiled with a cloth, a mark of respect in Eastern liturgy, though it may also simply represent a cloth ready for Jesus to dry himself with. An olive tree follows.
Liège, Belgium; Romanesque Baptismal font at St Bartholomews Church
Artist Rainer of Huy
wm; Jean-Pol Grandmont
Scene 3: John the Baptist baptizes Jesus in the Jordan river
John the Baptist baptizes Jesus in the Jordan river
Die Taufe Jesu [1100-1150] -
The Baptism of Christ by John the Baptist, a commonly represented scene, again with the water piling up like a mound. Jesus is beardless and young, as is also typical. The angel to the right of Jesus has his hands veiled with a cloth, a mark of respect in Eastern liturgy, though it may also simply represent a cloth ready for Jesus to dry himself with. An olive tree follows.
Liège, Belgium; Romanesque Baptismal font at St Bartholomews Church
Artist Rainer of Huy
wm; Jean-Pol Grandmont