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The Adoration of the Magi

The Adoration of the Magi

(Dutch, 1558–1617)
about 1585
Medium/TechniqueEngraving
DimensionsSheet: 20 x 14.7 cm (7 7/8 x 5 13/16 in.)
Credit LineGeorge Peabody Gardner Fund
Accession number58.427
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsInscribed in plate, lower margin, left: Quod Abrahæ. Datumq de Christo fides,/Lætusq spondet Gabrielis nuncius;/Ioannis exclamatio, atq Magdales/Pia nctio, Petriq, necnon sub Cruce; right: Centurionis euidens confessio/Quod personant: Hoc dona Rgnum mystica/Loquuntur : Aurum, Myrrha, Thusq liquidem/Regem, Deumq, Hominemq mortalem notant.
ProvenanceCraddock & Barnard, London; 1958, sold by Craddock & Barnard to the MFA for $309.33 [see note]. (Accession Date: May 8, 1958)

NOTE: MFA accession nos. 58.401-58.478 were purchased for this amount.
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