oil
on panel, 48 7/8 x 31 1/16 inches
National Gallery of
Art, Washington
The angel's garb suggests the liturgical garment called the alb,
worn by all ministers in a liturgy to symbolize their own
baptism. Hanging at the angel's left flank is what appears to be
another liturgical garment, the stole.
More of the Baptism of Christ
Source: National
Gallery
Juan de
Flandes