Christ baptising Saint John Martyr

Christ baptising Saint John Martyr

Artist: Paris Bordone (Italian, 1500 - 1571)

Original Dimensions: 25" x 27 7/8"

Location: National Gallery of Art, London

About Artwork: (About 1565) "A young man kneels in a prison cell, wearing the robes and horned cap of a doge (the elected head of the Venetian state). On the ground are wooden stocks and heavy chains with manacles from which he has just been freed. Christ empties a cup over the young man’s bowed head. Two angels arrive holding towels and one carries a ceramic jug. Another angel with keys appears in the darkened arch to the right. It was once thought that this painting showed Christ anointing a doge of Venice in prison. In fact, the young man is Neanias, a duke of Alexandria who later became Saint John, a Christian martyr. Neanias was made duke of Alexandria by the Emperor Diocletian and instructed to suppress the Christian community, but was instead converted to Christianity by a vision. However, his mother betrayed him and he was tortured and imprisoned. Christ appeared to Neanias in his cell, accompanied by angels. He baptised Neanias and gave him the name John." - (National Gallery of Art, London)

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