The Baptisma

From Mattatuck Museum

Zelle Manning (created by)
Benjamin Ortiz (previously owned by)
Mattatuck Historical Society (owned by)

acrylic

canvas board

9 in H X 12 in W

Horizontal daytime landscape scene. Grassy meadows and dirt road into forest left. White church with green figure mid-ground right; figures and boats in and at pond shoreline lower right. Scene depicts person being baptized. Signed front lower right "Zelle Manning / CPA". inscribed front lower left "Baptisma".  Statement from artist rear "The first time I was baptized was in a pond. Zelle Manning".

Gift of Benjamin Ortiz and Victor Torchia Jr., 2023

Accession/ID Number 2024.9.28