The Adoration of the Magi

The Adoration of the Magi

1490/1500 · Germany

Engraving on ivory laid paper

¶ And when they were come into the house, they saw the yong child with Mary his mother, and fell downe, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented vnto him gifts, gold, and frankincense, and myrrhe.
MATTHEW 2:11 · KJV 1611 · READ THE CHAPTER

Art Institute of Chicago · Medieval (500–1500) · CC0 · Bequest of Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.

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