Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
Preferred Title:
Adoration of the Magi
Alternate Title:
Grimani Chapel; Adoration of the Magi
Image View:
Detail, flying cherubs or putti
Creator:
Federico Zuccaro (Italian painter, ca. 1540-1609)
Location:
repository: San Francesco della Vigna (Venice, Veneto, Italy)
Location Note:
Sestiere of Castello
GPS:
45.4381 12.3486
Date:
1564 (creation)
Cultural Context:
Italian
Style Period:
Mannerist (Renaissance-Baroque style); Sixteenth century
Work Type 1:
altarpiece
Work Type 2:
painting (visual work)
Classification:
Paintings
Material:
oil paint on canvas
Technique:
oil painting (technique)
Measurements:
92 cm (height) x 58 cm (width)
Subjects:
New Testament; rulers and leaders; Blacks in art; Franciscans; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint
Description:
In 1564 Federico went to Venice to execute commissions for Cardinal Giovanni Grimani, including paintings of Justice (untraced), the Adoration of the Magi, the Resurrection of Lazarus and the Conversion of Mary Magdalene (untraced) all for the Grimani Chapel in San Francesco della Vigna. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Collection:
Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
Identifier:
6A1-ZUCCARI-SF-A-A04
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Adoration of the Magi