Adoration of the Magi
Technical Details
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Title
Adoration of the Magi -
Author
Ludovico Carracci -
Year
1616 -
Dimensions
cm 260 x 175 -
Inventory
138 -
Room
XXVIII -
Signature
Lod. Car. Bon. A.D. MDCXVI
Signed and dated in the bottom right-hand corner: «Lod. Car. Bon. A.D. MDCXVI», the picture came to the Brera with the Napoleonic suppressions. Its date is confirmed in a letter dated 29 June 1616 in which Ludovico says that he is working on the painting. One of the loftiest expressions of the artist’s maturity, it is still faithful to his style designed to communicate popular religious sentiment in a way that was easy to understand, while also allowing for the fact that it was intended for a penitential confraternity.