Baptism of Christ, Theatrum biblicum (...) (series title), Christ is baptized by John the Baptist in the presence of two angels in the Jordan. One of them points to the tetragrammaton - symbol of God the Father - that appeared in the sky after Christ came up from the water. God in the form of a dove descends on him. Below the scene a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Matt. 3:13., print, print maker: Antonie Wierix (II), (mentioned on object), after design by: Maerten de Vos, (mentioned on object), publisher: Claes Jansz. Visscher (II), (mentioned on object), print maker: Antwerp, publish

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