Baptism of a Warrior by a Bishop Saint (recto); Young Woman's Head (verso) / Artist Unknown, Germany
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- Accession Number
- 1970/2.17
- Title
- Baptism of a Warrior by a Bishop Saint (recto); Young Woman's Head (verso)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Germany
- Artist Nationality
- German
- Medium and Support
- pen and brown ink with gray wash and black chalk on cream paper
- Object Creation Date
- 17th century
- Credit Line
- Gift through the Estate of Edward Sonnenschein
- Inscription
- Inscribed, l.r. in brown ink in an old hand: Ventura Salmunbin On verso, l.r.: Falchenbusch
- Dimensions
- 40.2 cm x 31.6 cm (15 13/16 in. x 12 7/16 in.)
- Century
- 17th century
- Subject Matter
- This drawing depicts a fresco executed by Giovanni Battista Pozzo (c. 1563-1591) for the Peretti Chapel, Santa Susanna, Rome. The scene is the conversion of St. Genesius, a third-century actor who was about to perform a play ridiculing the rite of baptism. He saw a vision during his performance of angels holding a book with his sins and Genesius converted on the spot.
- It has been suggested by Szilvia Bodnár that this drawing, and another drawing showing this composition in the collection of the Albertina, predate the final fresco, which is in a horizontal format while the two drawings are portrait format.
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonies
- christian clergy
- clergy
- events
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by activity
- people by occupation
- people in religion
- people in religion and related occupations
- people in the humanities
- prelates
- religious ceremonies
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 969 x 1295
- File Size
- 139 KB
- Record
- 1970/2.17
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"Baptism of a Warrior by a Bishop Saint (recto); Young Woman's Head (verso); Artist Unknown, Germany." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1970-sl-2.17/1970_2.17.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024.
