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Bible. N.T. Matthew 2.1-12. Horses and camels can be seen on the left. Soldiers stand and kneel behind the kings. One of the kings is black, referring the tradition that the three magi each came from one of the three kingdoms of the world

1 print : etching ; platemark 38.6 x 41.7 cm

The adoration of the magi next to a ruined temple. Etching by chevalier H. d'Avice after N. Poussin.

The text from Isaiah ("And nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising") is compared with the story from Matthew 2.2 about the kings following the star to Bethlehem. Light emanates from the finger of the Christ child. The kings all hold vases; a crown and a sceptre lie on the ground. One king looks Arabian. A broken wooden roof joins with a large pillar

1 print : line engraving with etching ; platemark 55.5 x 33.1 cm

The three kings bring offerings to the infant Jesus. Engraving by N. Dorigny after C. Maratta.

Background left, the massacre of the innocents. Above, angels singing Gloria in excelsis deo. Above right, the date MCCCCLXXXVIII (1488) inscribed on an arch

1 print : line engraving ; image 55.9 x 31.2 cm

The adoration of the magi. Engraving by D. Chiossone after F. Miniati after D. Ghirlandaio, 1488.

Intended to be sewn on to clothing. A similar print of the magi, also on red silk, is illustrated in M. Beer and U. Rehm, Das kleine Andachtsbild, Hildesheim 2004, pp. 10-11. "Attigit reliquias" means that the cloth had touched the reliquary containing the bodies or heads of the magi in Cologne cathedral

1 print : line engraving, on red silk ; image 13.3 x 8.2 cm

The adoration of the magi; with inscription of prayer against disease. Engraving on red silk.

Bible. N.T. Matthew 2. The Virgin arranges the pillows underneath the head of the large figure of Christ represented here. Beneath the bed are the heads of the ox and the ass. The reclining Christ holds a boyish figure in his hands, who holds a sphere (the apple, indicating his role as redeemer) and appears to take another sphere which sits in a cup proffered by the saluting king. Joseph, on the far right, holds a forked stick

1 print : etching ; platemark 26.4 x 36.4 cm

The adoration by the magi of Christ, shown as young and old. Etching by J. Basire the elder, 1794, after J. Carter, after a bas-relief in Long Melford church, Suffolk.

1 print : line engraving, on red silk ; image 7.5 x 9.4 cm

Two prayers to the three magi for protection from disease; with pictures of the adoration of the magi and the magi with the holy family in heaven. Engraving on red silk.

Bible. N.T. Matthew 2.1-12. The three kings often represent the world's three kingdoms: Europe, Asia and Africa. Two soldiers look through the arch

1 print : lithograph with tint plate ; image 51.7 x 41.6 cm

The three Magi offer gifts to the infant Christ, who sits on the Virgin's lap. Tinted lithograph by I. Bergman, 1822, after J.C. Schwarz.

1 print : line engraving, with etching ; platemark 50.3 x 38.3 cm

The adoration of the magi at the birth of Christ. Engraving by G. Frezza, 1692, after A. Bloemaert.

1 print : line engraving, with etching ; platemark 18 x 12.9 cm

The adoration of the magi. Engraving, ca. 1800 (?).

1 photograph : photoprint, printed in colour

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The adoration of the magi next to a ruined temple. Etching by chevalier H. d'Avice after N. Poussin.

The three kings bring offerings to the infant Jesus. Engraving by N. Dorigny after C. Maratta.

The adoration of the magi. Engraving by D. Chiossone after F. Miniati after D. Ghirlandaio, 1488.

The adoration of the magi; with inscription of prayer against disease. Engraving on red silk.

The adoration by the magi of Christ, shown as young and old. Etching by J. Basire the elder, 1794, after J. Carter, after a bas-relief in Long Melford church, Suffolk.

Two prayers to the three magi for protection from disease; with pictures of the adoration of the magi and the magi with the holy family in heaven. Engraving on red silk.

The three Magi offer gifts to the infant Christ, who sits on the Virgin's lap. Tinted lithograph by I. Bergman, 1822, after J.C. Schwarz.

The adoration of the magi at the birth of Christ. Engraving by G. Frezza, 1692, after A. Bloemaert.

The adoration of the magi. Engraving, ca. 1800 (?).

Coloured porcelain figures of the three Magi. Colour photograph, 1948.

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The adoration of the magi next to a ruined temple. Etching by chevalier H. d'Avice after N. Poussin.

The three kings bring offerings to the infant Jesus. Engraving by N. Dorigny after C. Maratta.

The adoration of the magi. Engraving by D. Chiossone after F. Miniati after D. Ghirlandaio, 1488.

The adoration of the magi; with inscription of prayer against disease. Engraving on red silk.

The adoration by the magi of Christ, shown as young and old. Etching by J. Basire the elder, 1794, after J. Carter, after a bas-relief in Long Melford church, Suffolk.

Two prayers to the three magi for protection from disease; with pictures of the adoration of the magi and the magi with the holy family in heaven. Engraving on red silk.

The three Magi offer gifts to the infant Christ, who sits on the Virgin's lap. Tinted lithograph by I. Bergman, 1822, after J.C. Schwarz.

The adoration of the magi at the birth of Christ. Engraving by G. Frezza, 1692, after A. Bloemaert.

The adoration of the magi. Engraving, ca. 1800 (?).

Coloured porcelain figures of the three Magi. Colour photograph, 1948.

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