ID: 700002178	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Adoration of the Magi (painting (visual work); Andrea Mantegna (Italian (Paduan), about 1431 - 1506) (Itali...; about 1495 - 1505; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 85.PA.417)

Note: Mantegna's composition of figures and objects compressed within a shallow space was based on his study of ancient Roman reliefs.

Titles:

Adoration of the Magi (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

The Adoration of the Magi (C,U,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

painting (visual work) [300033618] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (Hierarchy Name), Visual Works (Hierarchy Name), <visual works (Guide Term)>, <visual works by medium or technique>)

Classifications:

paintings (preferred)

Creation Date: about 1495 - 1505

Creator Display:

Andrea Mantegna (Italian (Paduan), about 1431 - 1506) (Italian Artist) [preferred,JPGM]

Mantegna, Andrea (Italian painter, ca. 1431-1506) [500004218]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 85.PA.417

Other: Former: England [7002445] United Kingdom (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Distemper on linen

	distemper [300015035]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (Hierarchy Name), materials (matter), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>, paint (coating), <paint by composition or origin>, water-base paint)

	linen (material) [300014069]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (Hierarchy Name), materials (matter), <materials by form>, <materials by physical form>, <fiber and fiber products>, <fiber products>, <textile materials>, <textile materials by composition or origin>)

Dimensions: Unframed: 48.6 x 65.6 cm (19 1/8 x 25 13/16 in.); Framed: 71.8 x 86.8 x 3.5 cm (28 1/4 x 34 3/16 x 1 3/8 in.)Stretcher: 54.6 x 69.2 cm (21 1/2 x 27 3/8 in.)

Cultures:

Italian (preferred)

General Subject:

religion and mythology (preferred )

human figure(s)

Specific Subjects:

	Adoration of the Magi [1000083]
	.....((Life of Jesus Christ, New Testament, Christian iconography, Religion/Mythology)) (ICON)

	Christ Child
	..... Iconography Candidate

	Blessed Virgin Mary [1000032]
	.....((Christian Saints, Christian iconography, Religion/Mythology)) (ICON)

	Joseph (Saint Joseph/earthly father of Jesus)
	..... Iconography Candidate

	The Magi
	..... Iconography Candidate

	gold (metal) [300011021]
	.....(Materials Facet, Materials (Hierarchy Name), materials (matter), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, nonferrous metal, <gold and gold alloy>) (AAT)

	myrrh [300380203]
	.....(Materials Facet, Materials (Hierarchy Name), materials (matter), <materials by composition>, organic material, resin (organic material), <gum resin and gum resin products>, gum resin) (AAT)

	frankincense (gum resin) [300380405]
	.....(Materials Facet, Materials (Hierarchy Name), materials (matter), <materials by composition>, organic material, resin (organic material), <gum resin and gum resin products>, gum resin) (AAT)

	gifts [300138913]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts, <social science concepts>, <legal concepts>, <property and related concepts>, property (legal concept)) (AAT)

Provenance: Louisa Caroline Stewart-Mackenzie Baring, baroness Ashburton, by 1871 - 1903 Lord Spencer Douglas Compton, 1903 - 1915 William Bingham Compton, sixth marquess of Northampton, 1915 - 1978 Spencer Douglas David Compton, seventh marquess of Northampton, 1978 - 1985

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Top of the CONA hierarchy

.......... Movable Work

Sources and Contributors:
Adoration of the Magi	........ [JPGM]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
The Adoration of the Magi	........ [JPGM]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

Note:
English	..... [JPGM,VP]
	..... J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)