Baptism of Christ
Alessandro Algardi · second half of the 17th century
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The sculpture, titled "Baptism of Christ," is a bronze piece created in the second half of the 17th century. Its dimensions are 17 1/2 × 10 1/4 × 18 inches (44.5 × 26 × 45.7 cm). The artwork is classified as Sculpture-Bronze and is part of the European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department.
Alessandro Algardi, an Italian sculptor, lived from 1595 to 1654. The stated date for the "Baptism of Christ" (second half of the 17th century) falls after Algardi's death in 1654.
The sculpture was acquired by the Dodge Fund in 1934 and is held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art. No information regarding its culture, provenance, exhibition history, or literature is provided in the supplied data.
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