The adoration of the magi. Engraving by H. Nüsser, 1853, after F. Overbeck.

  • Overbeck, Johann Friedrich, 1789-1869.
Date:
1853
Reference:
22216i
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Description

Bible. N.T. Matthew 2. The king on the left, standing by a camel, holds up a crown to the sun. None of the kings is black (often in Christian iconography Balthasar represents the African continent), although one of the slaves (to the left of the wooden beam) appears so. The wooden structure is perhaps intended to be reminiscent of the cross

Publication/Creation

Düsseldorf : Verlag von August Wm. Schulgen ; Paris (29 Rue du Vieux-Colombier. Déposé) : Alcan ; Rome (Piazza di Spagna no 55 e 56) : Gius. Spithöver, 1853.

Physical description

1 print : line engraving with etching ; platemark 25.7 x 27.8 cm

Contributors

Lettering

Adventus majorem. Fried. Overbeck invt. Heinr. Nüsser sculpt. FO. 1853

Reference

Wellcome Collection 22216i

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