The Adoration of the Magi

c. 1470/1475

Martin Schongauer

Associated Names
Martin Schongauer

Artist, German, c. 1450 - 1491

The image depicts a group of people engaged in various activities. There is a woman holding a child, a man kneeling and offering an object, another man standing with a goblet, and a third man presenting a vessel. The expressions on their faces are different. Other figures, including one on horseback and another holding a standard, are also present. A large star shines overhead, with architectural elements and animals in the background. A small dog is walking in the bottom right corner. The scene is detailed with various textures and patterns.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.30

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 6, State ii/iv

  • Series Title

    Life of the Virgin [Lehrs 5-7, 16]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Richard H. Zinser, Forest Hills, NY); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1940; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1955

  • Miniatures and Prints from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1955, no catalogue.

1957

  • Christmas Exhibition, Currier Gallery of Art, Manchester, NH, 1957, no catalogue.

1959

  • Graphic Art of Durer and Schongauer, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 1959, no catalogue.

1960

  • Graphic Masterpieces of 500 Years from the National Gallery of Art Rosenwald Collection, Louisiana State University Library, Baton Rouge, 1960, no. 4.

  • Graphic Masterpieces of Five Hundred Years from the Rosenwald Collection, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 1960, no catalogue.

1962

  • A Selection of Christmas Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1962-1963, no catalogue.

1967

  • Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., NGA, 1967-1968, no. 39, repro.

1969

  • Prints and Illuminations for the Christmas Season, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1969-1970, no catalogue.

1971

  • Albrecht Dürer: The Early Graphic Works, Princeton University Art Museum, NJ, 1971, no. 26, repro.

1973

  • Prints of the Italian Renaissance, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., and California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1973-1974, no. 305.

Bibliography

1908

  • Lehrs, Max. Geschichte und kritischer Katalog des deutschen, niederlandischen und franzosischen Kupferstichs im XV. Jahrhundert. 9 vols. and 1 plate vol. Vienna: Gesellschaft fur vervielfaltigende Kunst, 1908-1934.

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

1967

  • Shestack, Alan. Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.. Exh. cat. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1967: no. 39.

Watermarks

bull's head with staff and star (Lehrs 54)

Wikidata ID

Q64960201

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