Adoration of the Magi
1545 - 1612
Medium
pen and brown ink, with brown wash, heightened with white and light yellow, over a sketch in black chalk, on blue paper
Dimensions
209; 293
About this artwork
hoogte 293 mm x breedte 209 mm
Art Historical Context
Federico Barocci (1545–1612), a masterful Italian artist of the late Mannerist period, created this exquisite drawing titled *Adoration of the Magi*. Depicting the biblical scene where the three wise men present gifts to the infant Christ, the work exemplifies Barocci's renowned sensitivity to light, emotion, and graceful figures. Born in Urbino, Barocci drew inspiration from Raphael and Correggio, blending their classical harmony with a tender, almost luminous spirituality that anticipated Baroque developments. Executed on blue paper—a favored ground for preparatory studies in the 16th centu...
About the Artist
Federico Barocci · 1535–1612
Federico Barocci (c. 1535–1612) was an Italian painter from Urbino whose luminous, emotionally tender religious paintings made him one of the most original and influential artists of the late sixteenth century, bridging Mannerism and the early Baroque. Born in Urbino, the city of Raphael, he studied under Battista Franco and traveled to Rome, where he absorbed the lessons of Raphael, Correggio, an...