Baptism of Christ

The baptism of Christ is an oil and tempera painting on wood designed by Andrea Del Verrocchio and his
pupil Leonardo Da Vinci who, despite being the student, in many circumstances showed that he had
overcome the teacher. The work was created in the Renaissance period, which represents a period of
development, particularly of culture.

The painting is kept in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.

Analyzing the characteristics of the landscape, we note that it is an open space on a valley, crossed by a
river and rendered with atmospheric values that fade the shapes, but also rendered with the contrast of
the square rocks.

Leonardo created the figure that is qualitatively more important. In fact, the angel on the left is entirely by
the hand of the young master. Leonardo is also the landscape in the background

Equally by da Vinci is the realization of the nuanced. Leonardo was in fact the master who developed the
aerial perspective. This technique allows you to create spatial depths with the use of color and nuance

As for the characters present in the work, we count four: Christ, Saint John, two angels; we also note the
presence of a dove, a black bird of prey and two hands, which represent the hands of God.

 Christ is represented with joined hands and looking down. His face has a casual and satisfied expression.

Two angels are represented on the ground: one of the two observes Jesus concentrating his attention on it,
the other is turned towards heaven and both witness the baptism.

 The figure of St. John, on the other hand, expresses dynamism for the position of the legs and arms: with
one hand he holds a cross and with the other he pours holy water on the head of Jesus. His face has
decisive and determined characters.

In Leonardo's work we can also admire two birds represented: a white dove and a black bird of prey which
are in stark contrast; on the one hand, the first, an undisputed symbol of good and peace, and the second,
a symbol of evil and the underworld.