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Adoration of the Magi
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Adoration of the Magi

Federico Barocci

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

h 293mm × w 209mm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

paper; ink; chalk

Object Type

drawing

Subject Matter

adoration of the kings: the Wise Men present their gifts to the Christ-child (gold, frankincense and myrrh)

Acquisition Method

bequest

Acquired

1981

Notes

hoogte 293 mm x breedte 209 mm

Collection Type

drawings

About Federico Barocci

1528–1612 • Duchy of Urbino

Italian miniaturist and painter who specialized in alterpieces. He worked in the Vatican for Pope Pius IV, where an attempt was made to murder him by poison. In injured health as a result, he returned to Urbino and died there. Comment on works: Religious

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