Cleveland Museum of Art
A Christening in Revolutionary France
Jean-Baptiste Mallet
- Date
- late 18th century
- Medium
- Pen and brown and gray inks and red chalk and watercolor, heightened with white; squaring for transfer
- Culture
- France, 19th century
- Department
- Drawings
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Mallet’s image depicts a Republican baptism ceremony during the French Revolution. The event takes place in a magnificent Gothic church, identifiable as such by its pointed arches and stained glass window. A mother presents her infant to the priest who raises his right hand as he administers the sacrament. Even the musicians pause from playing to watch this spectacle.
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