Is "The Adoration of the Magi, from The Birth and Early Life of Christ" in the public domain?

Yes, The Adoration of the Magi, from The Birth and Early Life of Christ is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

The Adoration of the Magi, from The Birth and Early Life of Christ

Q: When was "The Adoration of the Magi, from The Birth and Early Life of Christ" created?

This artwork was created c. 1593.

Hendrick Goltzius

c. 1593

Medium

Engraving on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Plate: 47.7 × 35.3 cm (18 13/16 × 13 15/16 in.); sheet: 49.4 × 36.4 cm (19 1/2 × 14 3/8 in.)

Classification

engraving

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

268742

About the Artist

Hendrick Goltzius · 1558–1617

Hendrick Goltzius (1558–1617) was the most celebrated engraver of the Northern Renaissance and a pivotal figure in Dutch Mannerism. Born near the German-Dutch border, Goltzius transformed printmaking into a virtuoso art form through his revolutionary 'swelling line' technique, where the burin was manipulated to create lines of varying thickness that produced unprecedented tonal effects and three-d...

The Adoration of the Magi, from The Birth and Early Life of Christ

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