The Nativity and Adoration of the Magi

11th century (Medieval)

8.8 cm 12 cm

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This small prayer image of Christ's birth emphasizes the divine nature of the event. Jesus sits majestically upon his mother's lap, blessing with his right hand both us and the approaching Magi. The latter wear small Persian hats that identify them as inhabitants of the East....

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Count Gregoire Stroganoff (Grigorii Sergeevich Stroganov), Rome, prior to 1898, by purchase [cat. 120.1]; Henri Daguerre, Paris [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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