Baptism of Christ

Alessandro Algardi (Italian, 1598–1654) · designed 1645–46, probably made 1650–55 · Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States

Custody: Museum · Type: Sculpture · Status: Active

Recorded provenance

unknown: → (cleveland) Franzoni (Fransone, Franzone) Family (Genoa, Italy); Charles Butler (Warren Wood, England); by inheritance to his heirs; C. H. A. Butler, his grandson (Shortgrove, Newport, Essex, England) (sold by Christie's, London, lot no. 66, to P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., Ltd.); P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., Ltd., London

Custody describes who holds the object; nothing on this page is a legal-ownership, authenticity or valuation conclusion.