Icon, The Baptism in Jordan

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Icon. The Baptism in Jordan. Unknown painter. Oil on panel, height 33.2 cm, width 24 cm, 17th or 18th Century.

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Accession Number: PD.18-1949
ACD Systems Digital Imaging
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Douglas Atfield
Image height: 1403 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Filesize: 363.40kB

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18th Century _WF_AdOK _WF_Doug_Atfield _WF_KWD _WF_OPAC angels baptism baptism of Christ baptist biblical Christ Christianity Fitz_PDP gold icon ikon Jesus John the Baptist Jordan New Testament oil on panel painting panel religion religious River Jordan saints St John the Baptist

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