Who painted “The Baptism of Christ”?

“The Baptism of Christ” was painted by Piero della Francesca in 1448. Where to see it: National Gallery.

What to look for

Piero della Francesca: calm, geometric figures, pale clear light, exact perspective and stillness, as if time stopped.

Piero della Francesca (c. 1415 – 12 October 1492) was an Italian painter, mathematician and geometer of the Early Renaissance, nowadays chiefly appreciated for his art. His painting is characterized by its serene humanism, its use of geometric forms and perspective. Wikipedia

Test yourself: a round on Piero della Francesca

More by Piero della Francesca

“Flagellation of Christ”, 1459
“The Resurrection”, 1463
“Diptych of Federico da Montefeltro and Battista Sforza”, 1465
“Madonna del Parto”, 1455
“Madonna and Child with Saints, Angels and Federico da Montefeltro (San Bernardino Altarpiece)”, 1472
“Madonna di Senigallia”, 1476
“Polyptych of the Misericordia”, 1460–1462
“The Nativity”, 1480s