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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

The Adoration of the Magi

Panel
1490-1500 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Modelled in high relief in a recessed frame. Painted in blue, orange, manganese purple and copper green. The three kings on the left, while on the right is St. Joseph and the seated Virgin Mary with Baby Jesus on her lap. The figures are depicted in a grotto, above it, a landscape with a tree.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Adoration of the Magi (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware painted with colours
Brief description
Panel, Adoration of the Magi, tin-glazed earthenware modelled in high relief, probably Faenza, Italy, 1490-1500
Physical description
Modelled in high relief in a recessed frame. Painted in blue, orange, manganese purple and copper green. The three kings on the left, while on the right is St. Joseph and the seated Virgin Mary with Baby Jesus on her lap. The figures are depicted in a grotto, above it, a landscape with a tree.
Dimensions
  • Height: 63.6cm (approximate)
  • Width: 42.2cm (approximate)
  • Depth: 15.8cm (approximate)
Object history
Delange Collection, Paris. 18th June 1946, for £ 8.
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Literary referenceBible
Bibliographic reference
C. Paolinelli, Lacrime di Smalto, exibition Senigallia (Rocca Roveresca), 2014, p 123, illustrates our Adoration n the context of similar devotional objects.
Other number
159 - Rackham (1940)
Collection
Accession number
2410-1856

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Record createdApril 2, 2009
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