2-704-312 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Baptism of King Clovis I, 15th century, (1849). Scene depicting Frankish King Clovis I (466-511 AD) being baptised by Saint Remigius in the cathedral of Reims in northern France, on Christmas Day c496 AD, (some sources cite 508 AD). A dove, representing the Holy Ghost, hovers above holding a container of baptismal oil. 19th century illustration after a detail from a tapestry in Reims. From Volume 2 of "Le Moyen Age Et La Renaissance", (The Middle Ages and the Renaissance), edited by Paul Lacroix, artistic direction by Ferdinand Seré [Paris, 1849]