showing Christ in the centre standing in the River Jordan, St John the Forerunner standing on the left baptising Christ, three angels standing on the other bank, their hands veiled in reverence, a segment of heaven in the upper part from which descends the Holy Spirit depicted as a dove partly visible behind Christ's halo

Some regilding in the background and some retouching especially to the lower part of the body of Christ, the highlights on the garments of the angels partly redone, as well as the waves of the river
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