File:Baptism of Pocahontas.jpg
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John Gadsby Chapman: Baptism of Pocahontas, Rotunda, U.S. Capitol | |||||||||||||||||
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John Gadsby Chapman (photograph courtesy Architect of the Capitol) |
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painting object_type QS:P31,Q3305213 |
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Genre | history painting | ||||||||||||||||
Description |
John Gadsby Chapman depicts Pocahontas, wearing white, being baptized Rebecca by Anglican minister Alexander Whiteaker in Jamestown, Virginia; this event is believed to have taken place in 1613 or 1614. She kneels, surrounded by family members and colonists. Her brother Nantequaus turns away from the ceremony. The baptism took place before her marriage to Englishman John Rolfe, who stands behind her. Their union is said to be the first recorded marriage between a European and a Native American. The scene symbolizes the belief of Americans at the time that Native Americans should accept Christianity and other European ways. |
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Date |
1840 date QS:P571,+1840-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Medium | oil | ||||||||||||||||
Dimensions |
height: 1 m (39.3 in) ; width: 1 m (39.3 in) dimensions QS:P2048,+1U11573 dimensions QS:P2049,+1U11573 |
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Place of creation | United States of America | ||||||||||||||||
References | Art in the Christian Tradition ID: 55207 | ||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | Architect of the Capitol |
Licensing[edit]
Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse |
This image is a work of an employee of the Architect of the Capitol, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, all images created or made by the Architect of the Capitol are in the public domain in the United States. |
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