Bronze Sculpture United States  Caswell Oregon Baptism Of Christ
                     
BAPTISM OF CHRIST
“Rip Caswell’s Baptism of 
Christ is the artistic center 
of Epiphany Church in 
Normal, IL.  I cannot say 
enough in praise and 
appreciation of Rip’s ability 
as an ecclesiastical artist. I 
respect him for his 
remarkable work ethic and 
gentlemanly demeanor. I 
look forward to working with 
him again.”
– Monsignor Eric Powell,
The Epiphany Catholic Church
SITE-SPECIFIC 
DESIGN
Rip was first approached by the 
Patron of this project to create a 
site-specific sculpture depicting 
Christ being baptized by John. The 
Patron’s wish was to have an 
artwork that could also be used as 
a baptismal font. The work also 
had to be realistic and include 
elements directly related to 
scripture and to the biblical 
descriptions of Christ’s baptism.
SYMBOLIC DETAILS IN 
CLAY
Rip approached the project 
with deep research into the 
history behind Jesus’ baptism. 
As in all of his figurative work, 
Rip studied and used a live 
model for each of the two 
figures. He sculpted the 
anatomy of each before 
adding the layers of clothing. 

The life-size sculpture depicts Christ bowing to accept a blessing 
from John the Baptist. Standing over Jesus, one hand pouring the 
baptizing water while the other is raised to the heavens, John the 
Baptist implores God to hear his blessing.
CONTACT 
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CASWELL SCULPTURE STUDIO CASWELL SCULPTURE GARDEN
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