Adoration of the Magi
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1580–1600
name: label: Artist
content: Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605
label: Engraver
content: Karel van Mallery, Flemish, 1571 – 1635
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Recto: Beneath the portico of a stable, Mary sits holding the Christ Child,at left. Joseph stands beside her. A donkey drinks from a fountain at the lower left. The Magi and their attendants gather at right.
label: Description
content: Verso: St. Christopher, holding his staff, steps up onto the bank of a river. He clasps the arm of the Christ Child, who stands to the left.
place: label: made in
content: Florence, Tuscany, Italy
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Museum purchase through gift of various donors
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1901-39-2648
objectType: label: Type
content: figures
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Recto: pen and brown ink over black chalk on laid paper Verso: pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on laid paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 7.3 × 10.7 cm (2 7/8 × 4 3/16 in.)