Drawing
1300-1399 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Tracing of a fresco originally made by Jacopo Avanzi in the Cappella S. Giorgio, Padua, Italy.
A scene from the adoration of the Magi. There are 3 figures. The woman, on the left, is handing the baby, in the centre, to the man, on the right. The baby and the man both have a halo suggesting the baby could be Christ and the man a Saint.
A scene from the adoration of the Magi. There are 3 figures. The woman, on the left, is handing the baby, in the centre, to the man, on the right. The baby and the man both have a halo suggesting the baby could be Christ and the man a Saint.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and pencil tracings |
| Brief description | Full-size tracing after a fresco originally by Avanzi in an Italian church in Padua by Sir Austen Henry Layard, c.1850 |
| Physical description | Tracing of a fresco originally made by Jacopo Avanzi in the Cappella S. Giorgio, Padua, Italy. A scene from the adoration of the Magi. There are 3 figures. The woman, on the left, is handing the baby, in the centre, to the man, on the right. The baby and the man both have a halo suggesting the baby could be Christ and the man a Saint. |
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| Production type | Copy |
| Credit line | Presented by Miss Enid du Cane. |
| Object history | Presented by the artist's niece, Miss Enid Du Cane, 1913. |
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| Associations | |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1913, London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1914 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1857-1913 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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