A polychromed carved relief sculpture, depicting the Baptism of Christ, is centrally displayed on a dark grey rectangular pedestal within a museum gallery

A polychromed carved relief sculpture, depicting the Baptism of Christ, is centrally displayed on a dark grey rectangular pedestal within a museum gallery. The artwork features a central, bare-chested male figure, identified as Christ, with a loincloth, standing in stylized water. To his right, a robed and bearded figure, John the Baptist, performs a baptismal gesture over Christ's head using a vessel. An angelic figure stands to Christ's left, potentially holding garments. A smaller, kneeling figure is positioned below John the Baptist. Above the main figures, architectural structures suggesting a city and smaller figures representing celestial beings are integrated into the carving. The sculpture is set against a dark, curved backing panel. The surrounding museum gallery features light-toned walls with prominent archways. Through the left archway, indistinct human figures and a framed artwork are partially visible. A sculpted quatrefoil ornament adorns the wall to the right. This scene is located in the Louvre-Lens Museum, Lens, France.