Posted 8 years ago
Ulose2sus
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Can anyone tell me about this pic, I believe it is an etching , I have tried googling the information and I am falling short!
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Posted 8 years ago
Ulose2sus
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Can anyone tell me about this pic, I believe it is an etching , I have tried googling the information and I am falling short!
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This came up on googling: The Adoration of the Magi. The Holy Family outside a stable at right, St Joseph leaning on a walking stick, three kings at left, other figures beyond, three putti in top centre; after Jacopo Bassano. 1598
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3146599&partId=1&searchText=sadeler%2C+bassano&sortBy=objectTitleSort&page=1
Here's another description
http://catalogue.wellcomelibrary.org/record=b1180053
Jesus turns towards Balthazar, the African, who holds a bottle of myrrh (which can have the symbolic function of an embalming fluid) Melchior, the oldest king, has his hands on the ground and has doffed his crown. The youngest, Caspar, retains his crown and stands next to a youth. A man in the bottom left-hand corner makes to open a bulging bag. The stable is sheltered by a ruined arch.
Wow, thank you very much! How very interesting!
Thank you for all your help Olofz! I would not have had a clue where to look, and it has been quite interesting reading about the artists!