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George Minne — The Baptism of Christ
George Minne

The Baptism of Christ

1899

Symbolic religious imagery created through woodcut technique represents Belgian Symbolist movement's spiritual concerns. Minne's distinctive linear style transforms traditional Christian iconography into modernist expression.

Medium
woodcut

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George Minne, The Baptism of Christ, 1899

Symbolic religious imagery created through woodcut technique represents Belgian Symbolist movement's spiritual concerns. Minne's distinctive linear style transforms traditional Christian iconography into modernist expression.

Medium
woodcut
Year
1899
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Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Dramatic, Expressionism, Spiritual, 1890s, Religious, Woodcut, Narrative, Belgian, Figurative, Black and White

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