The Adoration of the Magi, plate five from The Birth and Early Life of Christ

Prints and Drawings

c. 1593

Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558-1617)
text written by Franco Estius

Goltzius was much admired in his own era for his ability to imitate the style of other artists. His earliest prints date from around 1576; by 1582 he had established his own print shop in Haarlem.

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Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Hendrick Goltzius
Title: The Adoration of the Magi, plate five from The Birth and Early Life of Christ
Place: Netherlands (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1588–1598
Medium: Engraving on paper
Dimensions: Image: 46.5 × 35.2 cm (18 5/16 × 13 7/8 in.); Plate/sheet: 47.8 × 35.6 cm (18 7/8 × 14 1/16 in.)
Credit Line: The Wallace L. DeWolf and Joseph Brooks Fair Collections
Reference Number: 1920.2200
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