| Title: | Baptism of Jesus |
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| Notes: | This piece illustrates a scene from the New Testament in which Jesus was baptized. Lorenzo Scott painted Saint John and one of the angels as black people, linking the faith of his community to John’s mission to “prepare the way for the Lord.” |
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| Date: | 1987 |
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| Artist: | Scott, Lorenzo |
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| Building: | Smithsonian American Art Museum
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| Object/Function: | Painting |
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| City/Town: | Washington
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| State: | DC
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| Country: | United States
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| Scripture: | Matthew 3:13-17
Mark 1:4-11
Luke 3:15-17, 21-22
Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19
Luke 3:7-18
Luke 22:14-23:56
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| Person as Subject: | Jesus Christ (Biblical figure)
John, the Baptist (Biblical figure)
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| Lectionary links: | AEpip01
BEpip01
CEpip01
BDiv
AAdvt04
ARess
CAdvt03
CRess
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| General Subject: | Baptism of Christ
Angels
Culture: African American
Culture: Black
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| Permalink: |
https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=56877
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| Copyright Source: | https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/baptism-jesus-33953 |
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| Copyright Permission: | Please visit the URL in the Copyright Source field on this page for details about reusing this image. |
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| Attribution: | Scott, Lorenzo. Baptism of Jesus, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=56877 [retrieved January 20, 2025]. Original source: https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/baptism-jesus-33953. |
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| Record Number: | 56877
Last Updated: 2021-11-15 14:48:20
Record Created: 2019-04-16 12:24:09 |
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| Institution: | Vanderbilt University
Collection: Art in the Christian Tradition |
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