ID: 700002178 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700002178	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Adoration of the Magi (painting (visual work); Andrea Mantegna (Italian (Paduan), about 1431 - 1506) (Itali...; about 1495 - 1505; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 85.PA.417)

Note: Mantegna's composition of figures and objects compressed within a shallow space was based on his study of ancient Roman reliefs.

Titles:

Adoration of the Magi (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

The Adoration of the Magi (C,U,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

painting (visual work) [300033618] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

Classifications:

paintings (preferred)

Creation Date: about 1495 - 1505

Creator Display:

Andrea Mantegna (Italian (Paduan), about 1431 - 1506) (Italian Artist) [preferred,JPGM]

Mantegna, Andrea (Italian painter, ca. 1431-1506) Qualifier: undetermined Extent: undetermined [500004218]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 85.PA.417

Other: Former: England [7002445] United Kingdom (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Distemper on linen

	distemper (water-base paint) [300015035]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>, paint (coating), <paint by composition or origin>, water-base paint)

	linen (material) [300014069]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by form>, <materials by physical form>, <fiber and fiber by product>, <fiber by product>, textile materials, <textile materials by composition or origin>)

Dimensions: Unframed: 48.6 x 65.6 cm (19 1/8 x 25 13/16 in.); Framed: 71.8 x 86.8 x 3.5 cm (28 1/4 x 34 3/16 x 1 3/8 in.)Stretcher: 54.6 x 69.2 cm (21 1/2 x 27 3/8 in.)

Cultures:

Italian (preferred)

General Subject:

religion and mythology (preferred)

human figures

Specific Subjects:

	Adoration of the Magi [901000083]
	.....((Legend of the Nativity of Christ, Life of Jesus Christ, New Testament narratives, Christian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	Christ Child [901001162]
	.....((Themes surrounding Jesus Christ, Christian allegory, symbolism, theme, Christian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	Mary, Blessed Virgin [901000032]
	.....((Christian characters, Christian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	Joseph, Saint [901000953]
	.....((Christian characters, Christian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	Magi [901001061]
	.....((Christian characters, Christian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	gold (metal) [300011021]
	.....(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, nonferrous metal, <gold and gold alloy>) (AAT)

	myrrh [300380203]
	.....(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, organic material, resin (organic material), <gum resin and gum resin by product>, gum resin) (AAT)

	frankincense (gum resin) [300380405]
	.....(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, organic material, resin (organic material), <gum resin and gum resin by product>, gum resin) (AAT)

	gifts (legal property) [300138913]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), social science concepts, legal concepts, <property and related concepts>, property (legal concept)) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

Sources and Contributors:
Adoration of the Magi	........ [JPGM]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
The Adoration of the Magi	........ [JPGM]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [VP,JPGM]

Note:
English	..... [JPGM,VP]
	..... J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)