The Adoration of the Magi

c. 1545

after Luca Penni

(Italian, 1500/04–1557)

Culture

France, 16th century

Medium

etching

Support

Cream(3) laid paper, laid down on cream(3) laid paper

Measurements

Sheet: 31.2 x 42.3 cm (12 5/16 x 16 5/8 in.); Secondary Support: 32 x 43.1 cm (12 5/8 x 16 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

John L. Severance Fund 1989.41

Catalogue raisonné

Bartsch 14 (XVI.381)

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Location

Not on view

Description

Printmaking at Fontainebleau flourished briefly during the 1540s and seems to have stopped altogether by 1547. Jean Mignon was one of the four major etchers whose works are most closely associated with the workshop there. Almost all of Mignon's prints reproduce drawings by Luca Penni (1500/4–1557), an Italian painter active at the chateau. The elegantly elongated figures reflect the influence of Italian Mannerists, especially Parmigianino.