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The Baptism of Christ

The Baptism of Christ, Alessandro Turchi, c. 1630. Oil on canvas, 158 x 133 cm. Girona Art Museum - National Prado Museum Repository.

The Baptism of Christ, Alessandro Turchi, c. 1630. Oil on canvas, 158 x 133 cm. Girona Art Museum - National Prado Museum Repository.

This work illustrates this Verona-born artist's successful activity in Rome and the prestige of his art among the high aristocratic collectors. It is an exquisitely executed painting with realistic features and a classicist composition in which the setting, light, colours and sentimentality merge in delicate harmony. It was purchased in Italy for the Palacio del Buen Retiro in Madrid.

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