ID: 700007459 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700007459	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

The Baptism of Christ (illumination (painting); Mesrop of Khizan (Armenian, active 1605 - 1651) (Armenian Il...; 1615; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 85.MS.282.recto)

Titles:

The Baptism of Christ (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Baptism of Christ (C,U,English,U,U)

Leaf from Ms. Ludwig II 7 (C,U,GP,undetermined,U,U,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

illumination (painting) [300264522] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, paintings (visual works), <paintings by location or context>)

detached leaf [300379890]

..... (Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, information form components, gathered matter components, leaves (gathered matter))

Classifications:

manuscripts (preferred)

Creation Date: 1615

Creator Display:

Mesrop of Khizan (Armenian, active 1605 - 1651) (Armenian Illuminator) [preferred,JPGM]

Mesrop of Xizan (Armenian illuminator, active 1605-1651) Qualifier: undetermined Extent: undetermined [500018725]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 85.MS.282.recto

Other: Creation: Eşfahān [7017459] (Geographic)

Other: Former: Hayastan [7006651] (Geographic)

Other: Creation: Eşfahān [1001228] (Geographic)

Other: Former: Armenia [7004538] (Geographic)

Display Materials: Tempera on glazed paper

	glazed paper [300404014]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by form>, <materials by physical form>, <fiber and fiber by product>, <fiber by product>, paper (fiber product), <paper by production method>)

	tempera [300015062]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>, paint (coating), <paint by composition or origin>, water-base paint)

	paper (fiber product) [300014109]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by form>, <materials by physical form>, <fiber and fiber by product>, <fiber by product>)

	glazing (coating process) [300053914]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <additive and joining processes and techniques>, <surface covering processes and techniques>, coating (process))

Dimensions: Leaf (approx.): 22.9 x 17.1 cm (9 x 6 3/4 in.)

Cultures:

Armenian (preferred)

General Subject:

religion and mythology (preferred)

human figures

Specific Subjects:

	Baptism of Christ [901001066]
	.....((Life of Jesus Christ, New Testament narratives, Christian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	John the Baptist [901001056]
	.....((Christian characters, Christian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	Holy Spirit [901000451]
	.....((Christian characters, Christian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	Jordan River [1125225]
	.....() (TGN)

	fish (animals) [300266085]
	.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), Chordata (phylum), Vertebrata (subphylum)) (AAT)

	baptism [300069030]
	.....(Activities Facet, Events (hierarchy name), events (activities), cultural events, ceremonies, religious ceremonies) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

............... Gospel Book

.................... Leaf from Ms. Ludwig II 7

Sources and Contributors:
The Baptism of Christ	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Baptism of Christ	........ [VP,JPGM]
	........ Personal Communication iconography expert, vocabulary editor
Leaf from Ms. Ludwig II 7	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]