The Baptism of Christ

Inscriptions

lower left, in brown ink: Andr[e?] Sacchi .

Provenance

1987: sold, Sotheby's London, December 7, 1987. with Robert Dance, Inc., New York 1988: sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Exhibition history

The Year in Review for 1988. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 1-May 14, 1989). Concept, Dogma and Feeling: Italian Drawings 1550-1650. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 27-October 20, 1991).

Quick Overview

Artist: Cesare Pollini (Italian, c. 1560-c. 1630)
Date: c. 1600–1630
Medium: pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash and red chalk; traces of framing lines in black chalk
Dimensions: Sheet: 11.5 x 19.6 cm (4 1/2 x 7 11/16 in.); Secondary Support: 11.5 x 19.6 cm (4 1/2 x 7 11/16 in.)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawing
Department: Drawings
Credit line: John L. Severance Fund
Accession no.: 1988.80

Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.