Adoration of the Magi
Artist
Giuseppe Passeri
CultureItalian
Dateca. 1700
MediumPen, ink, chalk, paper
DimensionsOverall: 8 3/8 x 13 7/8 in. (21.3 x 35.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number50.49.13
Not on view
DescriptionPen and brown ink drawing. Touches of black chalk. Reddish wash and white highlighting (oxidized) mounted on another sheet. The Magi presenting gifts to an infant Jesus. Jesus is held by MaryLabel TextGiuseppe Passeri Italian (1654-1714) Adoration of the Magi, ca. 1700 Pen and brown ink, black chalk, reddish wash and white highlighting Museum purchase 50.49.13 Passeri was one of the principal exponents of the late Baroque style in Rome at the dawn of the 18th century. His drawings are prized particularly for their rich blend of media, combining pen and ink, red and black chalk, and white lead highlights on paper prepared with a delicate red wash. The present sheet is one of two closely related drawings by Passeri that depict the dramatic moment when the three Kings, guided by the star to Bethlehem, arrive before the Christ Child and offer him gifts. The drawings may well be studies for a lost painting by Passeri. Exhibition History"Master Drawings from the Chrysler Museum," Small Changing Gallery, The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Va., February 26 - April 23, 1989. "Grand Designs: Preliminary Drawings and Oil Sketches from The Chrysler Museum," Prints and Drawings Gallery, The Chrysler Museum, April 2 - June 22, 1994.
