Baptism of Christ, El Greco

There are two versions of this painting, of which this is the earlier and better executed. The second one (1608) was made with the intervention of Jorge Manuel, son of El Greco.

It depicts the biblical scene where John the Baptist is in the Jordan baptizing Jesus, who is painted with the characteristic features that El Greco imprinted on his characters: elongated bodies and somewhat small heads. In the upper part, the open sky appears and the white dove descends upon the Messiah.

The work was completed in 1600 and is currently located in the Prado National Museum, Madrid.