DrawingsItalian15th-16th century

Adoration of the Magi

15th-16th century

Artists

Vittore CarpaccioArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink and brown wash over black chalk on cream antique laid paper, squared in black chalk, laid down on white wove paper, framing line in gold

Culture

Italian

Century

15th-16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

22.2 x 31.5 cm (8 3/4 x 12 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Charles Rogers (1711-1784), London (his mark, L.625); Charles A. Loeser, Florence, Italy, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1932

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