Who painted “The Baptism of Christ”?

“The Baptism of Christ” was painted by Pietro Perugino in 1482. Where to see it: Sistine Chapel.

What to look for

Pietro Perugino: calm, symmetrical compositions with sweet tilted faces, slender trees and open, airy landscapes.

Pietro Perugino was an Italian Renaissance painter of the Umbrian school who developed some of the qualities that found classic expression in the High Renaissance. Raphael became his most famous pupil. Wikipedia

Test yourself: a round on Pietro Perugino

More by Pietro Perugino

“Delivery of the Keys”, 1481–1482
“Combat of Love and Chastity”, 1503
“Apollo and Marsyas”, 1497
“Moses Leaving for Egypt”, 1482
“Saint Sebastian”, 1493
“Pietà”, 1483
“Marriage of the Virgin”, 1501
“San Francesco al Prato Resurrection”, 1499