The Baptism of the Eunuch | |
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Dutch: De doop van de kamerling | |
Artist | Rembrandt |
Year | 1626 |
Medium | Oil on panel |
Dimensions | 64 cm × 47.5 cm (25 in × 18.7 in) |
Location | Museum Catharijneconvent, Utrecht |
The Baptism of the Eunuch is a 1626 painting by the Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn, owned by the Museum Catharijneconvent in Utrecht since 1976. It shows Philip the Evangelist baptising an Ethiopian man, a eunuch, on the road from Jerusalem to Gaza, traditionally marking the start of the Ethiopian Church (Acts 8:26–39).