09-08-2026, 12:30 PM
I also like that one, the architectural similarity is striking. The wiki for this baptismal font: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
It was presumably made by Renier de Huy, a 12th century Mosan (southern Belgium) metalworker. But the classical style is so authentic that this is being questioned, with some (outliers) arguing earlier Byzantine influence. Apparently debate about the font's origin is "vigorous and sometimes acrimonious and in recent decades mostly conducted in French". There are theories about it just like we have Voynich theories.
The scene with the VM-style baptismal font shows "Saint Peter baptising Cornelius the Centurion, the first gentile to be baptised (Acts 10), with a sponsor or godfather. The Hand of God appears from above to signal approval."
"While the baptism of Jesus is very commonly depicted in Early Medieval art, those of the other figures are very rare subjects indeed, and this unusually elaborate and learned programme was no doubt composed with clerical assistance."
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It was presumably made by Renier de Huy, a 12th century Mosan (southern Belgium) metalworker. But the classical style is so authentic that this is being questioned, with some (outliers) arguing earlier Byzantine influence. Apparently debate about the font's origin is "vigorous and sometimes acrimonious and in recent decades mostly conducted in French". There are theories about it just like we have Voynich theories.
The scene with the VM-style baptismal font shows "Saint Peter baptising Cornelius the Centurion, the first gentile to be baptised (Acts 10), with a sponsor or godfather. The Hand of God appears from above to signal approval."
"While the baptism of Jesus is very commonly depicted in Early Medieval art, those of the other figures are very rare subjects indeed, and this unusually elaborate and learned programme was no doubt composed with clerical assistance."
Here is a linear view of the images: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.


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