The Adoration of the Magi

Cristofano Robettaafter 1500

Details

Title: The Adoration of the Magi
Creator: Cristofano Robetta
Date Created: after 1500
Signatures / Inscriptions: Signed in plate, lower right: “ROBETTA”
Object Type: Prints, works of art
Object Link: See this artwork on the Davison Art Center website
Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Gift of George W. Davison (B.A. Wesleyan 1892), 1938
Materials & Techniques: Engraving on rough laid paper
Keywords: Bible, New Testament, religions, religious art
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Edition: The dimensions (see note regarding drying distortion in Paper field) conforms to Hind’s measurements for contemporary impressions
Dimensions: Plate dimensions: 296 mm x 278 mm (11.65 in. x 10.94 in.). Sheet dimensions: 297 mm x 279 mm (11.69 in. x 10.98 in.).
Bibliography: Hind D.II-10 (vol. 1, p. 200; plate 276); Bartsch 6 (vol. 13, p. 396); National Gallery of Art “Early Italian Engraving” cat. 118; PCA “Census”
Associated People: Created by Cristofano Robetta (Italian, 1462 - ca. 1535)
Accession Number: 1938.D1.8

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