The Adoration of the Magi
1540–50; 1605 (date published by Andreani)
Medium
Chiaroscuro woodcut from three blocks in green, second state of two (Bartsch)
Dimensions
Sheet: 6 1/8 × 9 7/16 in. (15.5 × 24 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1933
Accession Number
33.13(23)
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Niccolò Vicentino|Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola)|Andrea Andreani · 1540–1550
**Niccolò Vicentino (also known as Giuseppe Niccolò Rospigliosi or Rossigliani, called Vicentino)** was an Italian Renaissance painter and wood-engraver active primarily in the mid-16th century. Born in Vicenza around 1525, he worked in Bologna circa 1550. He specialized in the demanding technique of chiaroscuro woodcuts, which use multiple blocks to create tonal effects of light and shadow. He w...