Baptism of the Neophytes, 1425-1426 (fresco)

Baptism of the Neophytes (Battesimo dei neofiti), by Masaccio, 1425-1426, 15th Century, fresco, 255 x 162 cm Detail. Painting placed on the back wall, middle register, at the right side; the scene, following the scene of the Preaching of St. Peter, is about St. Peter baptizing some neophytes; the Apostle, placed on the left with a yellow mantle, tends his arm to pour holy water on the head of a young man placed on his knees, in front of him, in the river; behind him some viewers and other young people waiting to be baptized; in the background, high greenish mountains Masaccio Brancacci Chapel