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The Adoration of the Magi
Adriaan de Weerdt, c. 1573
After the birth of Jesus, the three Magi – the ‘wise men from the East’ – followed the star of Bethlehem, visible at the upper right, to find the newborn infant. If you look closely, you will notice that the contours of all the figures have been incised. These thin lines are the remains of the process of tracing, used to transfer the composition onto a copper plate.
- Artwork typedrawing
- Object numberRP-T-2023-21
- Dimensionsheight 245 mm x width 198 mm
- Physical characteristicsrood krijt en bruine olieverf, op papier geprepareerd met olieverf, doorgegriffeld