Virgin Mary + Baby Jesus With UFO (Painting)

In Aert de Gelder’s 1710 painting “The Baptism of Christ,” a dramatic Baroque depiction of John the Baptist immersing Jesus in the Jordan River, a disk-shaped object hovers in the stormy sky, emitting beams of light onto the central figures alongside a dove symbolizing the Holy Spirit—a scene that has fueled modern UFO enthusiasts’ claims of extraterrestrial intervention at the biblical event.

The Baptism of Christ, painted around 1710 by the Dutch artist Aert de Gelder, a devoted follower of Rembrandt, captures the biblical moment when John the Baptist immerses Jesus in the Jordan River, marking the divine affirmation of Christ’s ministry.