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The Adoration of the Magi (Full-Scale Composition Study for the Central Scene in the Predella of the Oddi Altarpiece)

ca. 1503-4
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 899
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Adoration of the Magi (Full-Scale Composition Study for the Central Scene in the Predella of the Oddi Altarpiece)
  • Artist: Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome)
  • Date: ca. 1503-4
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink over extensive preliminary stylus and leadpoint underdrawing, pen and brown ink (recto); partly blackened with charcoal or black chalk (verso)
  • Dimensions: 10 11/16 × 16 9/16 in. (27.2 × 42 cm)
    Framed: 21 5/8 in. × 27 9/16 in. × 1 3/8 in. (55 × 70 × 3.5 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Nationalmuseum, Stockholm (NMH 296/1863)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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