The Adoration of the Magi (Virgin of the Grotto)
Andrea Mantegna · c. 1500 · Engraving on paper
Public domain
Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
The Adoration of the Magi (Virgin of the Grotto) is a public-domain illustration by Andrea Mantegna, dated c. 1500. Engraving on paper. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“The Adoration of the Magi (Virgin of the Grotto)” (c. 1500) is drawn with Mantegna’s hard contour. A print with his name may be his own engraving or a later one after a painting.
About the artist
Andrea Mantegna (about 1431–1506) was an Italian Renaissance painter and engraver. The drawing is hard and sculptural, and the settings often use classical ruins.
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