Adoration of the Maji (Detail of Worhsip), A detail of The Holy Family visited by the three kings, who have journeyed to adore the newborn king. The painting is filled with naturalistic details, as the riders struggle to keep the horses and mules still and a small dog urinates on a beam. Yet there are also references to antiquity, such as the horse's bent leg and the bowed head, which recall Roman sarcophagi. (Ana Dieglio 2008)

 Item — Box: 214
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s21-i0435

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Adoration of the Maji (Detail of Worhsip), A detail of The Holy Family visited by the three kings, who have journeyed to adore the newborn king. The painting is filled with naturalistic details, as the riders struggle to keep the horses and mules still and a small dog urinates on a beam. Yet there are also references to antiquity, such as the horse's bent leg and the bowed head, which recall Roman sarcophagi. (Ana Dieglio 2008)

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Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.TITI.0421; Public Notes: There is a Handwritten note on the face of the print attributing the work to the collection of [Arthur] Sachs.

The print was originally within a folder attributing all the contained works to the Sachs Collection. Artstor reports in the acquisition history of the work that Sachs acquired the work in 1928, and that it was previously owned by Ralph Brocklebank, purchased in a London sale in 1922.

Dates

  • Creation: 1930 - 1967

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Biographical / Historical

Subjects: Maji; Bethlehem; three kings; Religious; Christian; School: Venice; Style period: High Renaissance; Technique: painting (technique); Work type: paintings

Full Extent

1 Items : Image Work Type: book clipping ; Image height (in.): 9.6; Image width (in.): 6.6in

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

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