The Adoration of the Magi (Virgin in the Grotto)

Provenance

Friedrich August II, King of Saxony [1797-1854], Dresden (Lugt 971); (sale, C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, May 7-9, 1928, no. 62); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1760b); gift to NGA, 1943.

The Adoration of the Magi (Virgin in the Grotto)

Mantegna, Andrea

c. 1500

Accession Number

1943.3.1329

Medium

engraving on laid paper

Dimensions

sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 39 x 28.2 cm (15 3/8 x 11 1/8 in.)

Classification

Print

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection

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