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- Title:
The Adoration of the Magi, a Design for Bas Relief
- Additional Title(s):
Verso: Graphite Sketch of a Vase
- Date:
- undated
- Medium:
- Graphite, gray wash, and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 11 1/8 x 18 inches (28.3 x 45.7 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower center: "Adoration of the Magi Bas Relief"
Watermark: 1794/ JW (cut off)
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1986.29.524
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- adoration of the kings: the Wise Men present their gifts to the Christ-child (gold, frankincense and myrrh) | bas relief | gifts | gold | incense | infancy | kings | magi | myrrh | relief | religious and mythological subject | spice | vases
- Associated People:
- The Three Wise Men
Jesus Christ (7–2 BC/BCE to 30–36 AD/CE)
Melchior
Caspar
The Virgin Mary
Balthasar - Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2165
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