Baptism of Christ by Francesco Albani was created in 1630 – 1635. The painting is in Musee des Beaux-Arts de Lyons. The size of the work is 77 x 98 cm and is made of oil on canvas. (in deposit in Musee du Louvre)
The Artist: Francesco Albani or Albano (1578 – 1660) was an Italian Baroque painter. He was active in Bologna, Rome, Viterbo, Mantova and Florence. He was the lead student of Carracci. The artist completed around 45 works at the Carracci School. He worked on pastoral figures in ancient mythology. During 1612-14, Albani completed the Choir frescoes at the church of Santa Maria della Pace which had just been remodelled by Pietro da Cortona. In 1616 he painted ceiling frescoes of Apollo and the Seasons at Palazzo Verospi in Via del Corso for the cardinal Fabrizio Verospi. Read more
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