The Adoration of the Magi

c. 1470/1480

German 15th Century

Associated Names
The image shows five figures. In the center and slightly to the left, there is a seated figure holding an infant. The seated figure has long hair and a calm expression, while the infant has a nimbus around its head. Two adult figures, one standing and one kneeling, have beards and are holding ornate golden cups. The standing figure has a beard, is wearing a crown, long hair, and a robe. The kneeling figure, with a beard, wears a red robe with a green cape. To the right, there is another crowned figure in regal attire, holding a cup. The background is a stylized architectural setting with a star above. The figures are in detailed, patterned garments and the scene is bordered decoratively.

Media Options

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    metalcut, hand-colored in red, yellow, and green on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 8.1 × 6.3 cm (3 3/16 × 2 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.762

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, no. 2210, State d


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 330, repro.

Bibliography

1926

  • Schreiber, Wilhelm Ludwig. Handbuch de Holz- und Metailschnitte des XV Jahrhunderts. 8 vols. Leipzig: Verlag Karl W. Hierseman, 1926-1930.

1965

  • Field, Richard S. Fifteenth Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.. Exh. cat. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1965.

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64953338

You may be interested in

Loading Results