ID: 901001112 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001112	Record Type: Character/Person

	Races of Man (allegorical characters)

Note: Characters representing the human races, often as seen in the medieval and early modern eras; often there are three races, representing the three parts of the then-known world: Asia, Europe, and Africa. Examples of these characters may be seen in representations of the Magi, who were said to have come from the three corners of the world.

Names:

	Races of Man (allegorical characters) (preferred,English-P,D,P)

Hierarchical Position:

		Miscellaneous Topics (P)
		....<Miscellaneous Allegory, Symbolism, Theme> (P)
		........<Miscellaneous allegorical or symbolic characters> (P)
		............Races of Man (allegorical characters) (I)

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... allegory (artistic device)
	.....(symbolism (artistic concept), artistic devices, artistic concepts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	topic is .... race (group of people)
	.....(culture-related concepts, culture and related concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Races of Man (allegorical characters)
	................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-) http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/781/andrea-mantegna-adoration-of-the-magi-italian-about-1495-1505/