The Baptism Of The Eunuch
Rembrandt
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn was a Dutch draughtsman, painter, and printmaker. An innovative and prolific master in three media, he is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in the history of art and the most important in Dutch art history.
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Title:The Baptism Of The Eunuch
Artists:Rembrandt
Date:1626
Style:Baroque
Genre:genre painting
Medium:oil,panel
Location:Private Collection, Museum Catharijneconvent, Utrecht, Netherlands
Dimensions:63.5×78 cm
Copyright:Public domain
The Baptism of the Eunuch is a 1626 painting by the Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn, owned by the Museum Catharijneconvent in Utrecht since 1976. It shows Philip the Evangelist baptising an Ethiopian man, a eunuch, on the road from Jerusalem to Gaza, traditionally marking the start of the Ethiopian Church (Acts 8:26-39).