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The Baptism of Christ

Artist: Luis de Riaño
Title: The Baptism of Christ
Date: 1626
Medium: Mural painting
Location: Bautisterio, Iglesia de San Pedro, Andahuaylillas, Cusco, Perú.
Photo Source: Ananda Cohen Suarez
Correspondence Credit: Almerindo Ojeda
Note: The proposed source is closer than the 1582 engraving by Pieter Perret after the Maltese painting by Mateo Pérez de Alesio (cf. Cohen Suarez 2015, Fig.3). See the position of John the Baptist and the cleanly cut branch on which he rests his bent knee.
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