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The Adoration of the Magi

Attributed to Niccolò Vicentino Italian
Publisher Andrea Andreani Italian
1540–50; 1605 (date published by Andreani)
Not on view
Karpinski in the Illustrated Bartsch (vol. 48.26), attributed this print to Vicentino, but without showing or mentioning this second state, described by Bartsch in his original publication.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Adoration of the Magi
  • Artist: Attributed to Niccolò Vicentino (Italian, active ca. 1510–ca. 1550)
  • Artist: After Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) (Italian, Parma 1503–1540 Casalmaggiore)
  • Publisher: Andrea Andreani (Italian, Mantua 1558/1559–1629)
  • Date: 1540–50; 1605 (date published by Andreani)
  • Medium: Chiaroscuro woodcut from three blocks in green, second state of two (Bartsch)
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 6 1/8 × 9 7/16 in. (15.5 × 24 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1933
  • Object Number: 33.13(23)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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