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1967.17.1.a

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Adoration of the Christ Child Plaquette

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Artist

Artist Unidentified

Title

Adoration of the Christ Child Plaquette

Creation Date

ca. 1600

Century

17th century

Dimensions

3 9/16 in. x 2 13/16 in. (9 cm. x 7.2 cm.)

Object Type

plaquette

Creation Place

Europe, Spain

Medium and Support

bronze, gilding

Credit Line

Gift of Amanda Marchesa Molinari

Copyright

Public Domain

Accession Number

1967.17.1.a

Object Description

413 ADORATION OF THE CHRIST CHILD
On a mound, the infant Christ in swaddling clothes. Behind, Mary as regina coeli with folded hands. On the left, an old man, hat hanging behind him, holding his beard; on the right, a praying woman with veiled head. In the background, a landscape. Below, framed : ECCE . TV . PVLCHER . ES . DILEGETE . MI . ET | DECOR9 . LECIVT9 . NOSTER . FLORID . G[----].

Bronze, traces of gilding, 90 x 72 mm. Hole at top.

Bibl.: Weber, no. 1046.