The Adoration of the Magi

after Master IB

Associated Names
Master IB

Artist After, German, active c. 1523/1530

The image shows a circular illustration featuring a seated woman holding an infant on her lap. The woman wears a headscarf and a long robe, while the infant is shown unclothed. They are positioned on the left, with the woman facing three other figures on the right. The first figure is kneeling and holding out a dish toward the infant, dressed in a long robe with a head covering. The standing figure behind holds a lidded container and wears a turban-like headdress and layered garments. Beside them, the third figure holds a round object to their side and is dressed in a sleeveless tunic over a shirt with a head covering. The background shows architectural features, possibly a building with arched windows, and hints of vegetation above and behind the group. The art style appears to be a detailed etching or engraving.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2723

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Passavant, no. 54, State (copy in reverse)


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Rostowsky andBaron Adalbert von Lanna [1836-1909], Prague, Bohemia (Lugt 2773); Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge; purchased 1938 by Lessing J. Rosenwald; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1860

  • Passavant, Johann David. Le peintre-graveur, contenant l'histoire de la gravure sur bois, sur metalet au burin jusque vers la fin du XVI siecle .... 6 vols. Leipzig: Rudolph Weigel, 1860-1864.

Wikidata ID

Q64953740

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