The Adoration of the Magi, mid-1520s

Not on View

Medium

tempera heightened with gold on vellum mounted to wood

Dimensions

overall: 16.8 x 22.9 cm (6 5/8 x 9 in.)

Credit Line

Woodner Collection, Gift of Dian Woodner

Accession Number

2013.130.2

Artists / Makers

Simon Bening (artist) Flemish, 1483/1484 - 1561

Image Use

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Provenance

Alfred Morrison [1821-1897], London; by descent to his grandson, Lord Margadale of Islay (sale, London, Christie, Manson & Woods, 20 March 1973, lot 116); purchased by Ian Woodner, New York; by inheritance to his daughters, Andrea and Dian Woodner, New York, 1990.

Associated Names

Anonymous
Morrison, Alfred
Woodner and Ms. Andrea Woodner, Dian, Ms.
Woodner, Dian, Ms.
Woodner, Ian

Exhibition History

1973: Fanfare for Europe: The British Art Market, Christie's, London (an exhibition sponsored by The British Antique Dealer's Association; Christie, Manson and Woods; The Society of London Art Dealers; and Sotheby and Co.), 1973, no. 37.

1973: Woodner Collection II: Old Master Drawings from the XV to the XVIII Century, William H. Schab Gallery, New York and tour to Los Angeles County Museum and Indianapolis Museum of Art, 1973-74, no. 77.

1983: Master Drawings from the Woodner Collection, J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu and tour to Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX; The National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, 1983-85, no. 45.

1986: Dibujos de los siglos XIV al XX: Colección Woodner, Museo del Prado, Madrid, 1986-87, no. 79 (as Workshop of).

1986: Meisterzeichnungen aus Sechs Jahrhunderten: Die Sammlung Ian Woodner, Haus der Kunst, Munich and Vienna, 1986, no. 66.

1987: Master Drawings: The Woodner Collection, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1987, no. 68.

1990: Master Drawings from the Woodner Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1990, no. 83.

1995: The Touch of the Artist: Master Drawings from the Woodner Collections, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995-1996, no. 38.

2006: Master Drawings from the Woodner Collections, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2006 - 2007.

2009: Heaven on Earth: Manuscript Illuminations from the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 2009.

2016: Recent Acquisitions of Dutch and Flemish Drawings, NGA, 2016.

2017: The Woodner Collections: Master Drawings from Seven Centuries, NGA, 2017.

Bibliography

1974: Butler, Joseph T. "Old Master Drawings from the Woodner Collection II." Connoisseur 186 (1974): 56-57.

1983: Renaissance Painting in Manuscripts: Treasures from The British Library. Exh. cat. New York, 1983: 48, footnote 28.

1995: The Touch of the Artist: Master Drawings from the Woodner Collections. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995-1996: no. 38.