Tip: move over the painting to use the lens.
The Baptism of Christ
Jacopo Bassano (Jacopo da Ponte) · ca. 1590
- Artist
- Jacopo Bassano (Jacopo da Ponte) Italian, Bassano del Grappa ca. 1510–1592 Bassano del Grappa
- Date
- ca. 1590
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Size
- 75 1/2 x 63 1/8 in. (191.8 x 160.3 cm)
- Where to see it
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Gift of Mark Fisch and Rachel Davidson, 2012 · CC0 Public Domain · The Met · see it at the museum ↗
Slow Look
- The whole picture Let your eyes wander. Where do they want to rest?
- The light Find the brightest spot. What is it showing you?
- The edges Look at what is half cut off at the borders.
- One small detail Choose one tiny thing and stay with it for a while.
- The whole picture again Step back. Has it changed for you?
What do you see?
Stand in front of it for a moment. Then tell us what you noticed or felt - there are no wrong answers.
Be the first to share a thought.
If you like this, stand in front of these
The Beach at Sainte-AdresseClaude Monet, 1867
The Herring NetWinslow Homer, 1885
The Fountain, Villa Torlonia, Frascati, ItalyJohn Singer Sargent, 1907
Fishing Boats with Hucksters Bargaining for FishJoseph Mallord William Turner, 1837–38
Equestrienne (At the Cirque Fernando)Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1887–88
At Mouquin'sWilliam James Glackens, 1905
The Captive Slave (Ira Aldridge)John Philip Simpson, 1827
Croquet SceneWinslow Homer, 1866