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The Adoration of the Magi: 23.I.4-14

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Adoration of the Magi

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Brizio, Francesco (Possibly)
Printmaker: Carracci, Annibale (Previously attributed)
Painter: Carracci, Lodovico (After)

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

16th Century
Circa 1594 CE - Circa 1595 CE

Note

State before lettering. Upper corner filled in. After Ludovico's painting in the Gessi Chpel, S. Bartolommeo de Reno, Bologna (1592-4). State before the inscription in lower margin.

School or Style

Italian

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 23.I.4-14
Primary reference Number: 128578
Bartsch: 1
Illustrated Bartsch Commentary: 4003.046 I/III

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 13 October 2021

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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