Adoration of the Magi
Adoration of the Magi

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Adoration of the Magi,

c.1593

Hendrick Goltzius, 1558–1617; born Mülbracht, Netherlands; died Haarlem, Netherlands
x1934-668
A prolific engraver of extraordinary skill, Goltzius established his own workshop in Haarlem in the 1570s, publishing engravings after Northern Mannerist artists as well as mythological, secular, and religious subjects of his own
design, gaining fame for his technical virtuosity and imaginative interpretations. Following an inspirational trip through Germany and Italy in 1590–91, Goltzius created a spectacular series of large master engravings that illustrate
the early life of the Virgin. Each of the six plates paraphrases the style of a different master, including Dürer, Raphael, and Parmigianino. This Adoration refl ects the composition, facial characteristics, and graphic texture of works by the great
Netherlandish printmaker Lucas van Leyden.

Information

Title
Adoration of the Magi
Dates

c.1593

Maker
Hendrick Goltzius
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 46.2 x 34.9 cm (18 3/16 x 13 3/4 in.) sheet: 47.2 x 35.3 cm (18 9/16 x 13 7/8 in.) frame: 79 × 64 × 3 cm (31 1/8 × 25 3/16 × 1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Junius S. Morgan, Class of 1888
Object Number
x1934-668
Place Made

Europe, Netherlands

Inscription
Initialed in plate on shield, upper left: HG Inscribed in plate four lines of Latin in two columns, lower margin: E ói Reges Bethlen duce Sydere ducti, / Poplite submisso, posito Diademate, adorant / Deserto pucrum in Stabulo, et pia munera promunt / Thuris odorati, Myrrheae, et diuitis auri. / Signed in plate, lower margin right: F. Estius
Marks/Labels/Seals
Unidentified collector's stamp in purple ink verso, lower left: (Lugt 1625)
Reference Numbers
Bartsch 16.19; Hollstein 13; New Hollstein 12; Strauss 320
Culture
Dutch, European
Type
engravings, prints
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
engraving (printing process)
Subject
bible stories, magi, figures (representations), religious art, men, women, Christ, families, Mary

Unidentified collector [Lugt 1625]. Junius S. Morgan [1867-1932]; bequeathed to Princeton University Art Museum, 1932.

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