Print made by Frederik Christiaan Bierweiler, active 1800–1831, Dutch, De Geboorten, ca. 1820
- Title:
- De Geboorten
- Additional Title(s):
The Nativity
The Adoration of the Magi- Date:
- ca. 1820
- Materials & Techniques:
- Mezzotint and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 26 1/4 × 20 7/8 inches (66.7 × 53 cm), Plate: 24 1/4 × 17 inches (61.6 × 43.2 cm), Image: 23 × 17 inches (58.4 × 43.2 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "18 1/2 / 24 3/4 | No.11"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1970.3.644
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- adoration of the kings: the Wise Men present their gifts to the Christ-child (gold, frankincense and myrrh) | archway | awe | baby | birth | Christianity | gifts | halo | Holy Family, and derived representations | manger | New Testament | religious and mythological subject | soldiers | spears | turban
- Associated People:
- The Three Wise Men
Jesus Christ (7–2 BC/BCE to 30–36 AD/CE)
The Virgin Mary
Joseph - Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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