The Chapel of the Enfants-Trouvés in Paris: La Suite des rois mages: chameliers et porteurs de présents
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 20 9/16 × 11 1/4 in. (52.3 × 28.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.600.2415
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the enchanting world of 18th-century French Rococo art with *The Chapel of the Enfants-Trouvés in Paris: La Suite des rois mages: chameliers et porteurs de présents* (1756), a masterful etching and engraving by designer Charles Joseph Natoire and engraver Étienne Fessard. This print captures a lively procession from the biblical Adoration of the Magi, focusing on camel drivers and gift-bearing attendants trailing the Three Kings. Vividly rendered men and camels evoke the exotic splendor of the Epiphany story, their dynamic poses and intricate details showcasing Natoire's flair for gr...