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The image shows a group of people. A seated woman is holding a child in her arms. In front of her, an elderly man is kneeling and presenting a round object. Other individuals surround them, with one man gesturing to the right. In the background, there are hills, bare trees, and roman-like architectural elements. The text "Et procidentes adoraverunt eum" is inscribed at the bottom.
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The image shows a group of people. A seated woman is holding a child in her arms. In front of her, an elderly man is kneeling and presenting a round object. Other individuals surround them, with one man gesturing to the right. In the background, there are hills, bare trees, and roman-like architectural elements. The text "Et procidentes adoraverunt eum" is inscribed at the bottom.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Adoration of the Magi

Giovanni David, after Battista Dossi

Date
1776
Medium
etching with bitten tone on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 30.8 × 23.2 cm (12 1/8 × 9 1/8 in.) sheet: 53.6 × 39.2 cm (21 1/8 × 15 7/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2017.176.1
Credit line
Gift of Andrée and Jonathan Bober
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • etching
  • Life of the Virgin Mary
  • religious
Provenance

J. E. Wetterauer, Stuttgart, inv. no. 2786 [born 1946] (Lugt 3870); Jonathan Bober, Chevy Chase, MD; gift to NGA, 2017.

Inscription

lower left in plate: Doss.Dossi pinx. Ferrar; lower right in plate: David del. et sculp. 1776; lower center in plate: Et procidentes adoraverunt cum.

NGA object ID 214140. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.