Nativity; Adoration of the Magi

Object Name
Artist/Maker
Object Type
Date
c. 1530
Medium
boxwood
Credit Line
State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
Object Number
ɸ 239
Location
Not currently on display

Dimensions

Medallion: 48.6mm × 19.7mm (4.9 × 2 cm)

Description

Nativity (left); Adoration of the Magi (right)

Signature, Inscriptions, and Markings

Inscription
Carved Latin inscription around scene:

ET ADORABVNT EVM OMNES REGES TOTIVS TERRAE

Published References

Hermitage (State Hermitage Museum), Western European Sculpture from Soviet Museums, 15th and 16th Centuries (Leningrad: Aurora Art Publishers, 1988)

Provenance

Previous Owner(s)
Unsorted

Subjects

The online catalogue raisonné and digital photography made possible through the generous support of Thomson Works of Art