Adoration of the Magi
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Object Label
On March 8, 1886, a Chinese porcelain vase with the highly sought-after red to yellow shading of the glaze termed "peachblow," from the collection of Mary J. Morgan of Baltimore, sold at auction for the staggering sum of $18,000 to W. T. Walters, founder of the city’s Walters Art Gallery. This noteworthy art world event inspired Hobbs, Brockunier & Company to manufacture glass replicas of the vase as a souvenir for the middle-class collector.
Caption
Giovanni Paolo Panini Italian, 1691–1765. Adoration of the Magi, ca. 1755. Oil on canvas, 39 × 29 in. (99.1 × 73.7 cm) frame: 47 × 36 × 2 in. (119.4 × 91.4 × 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh, 55.19. No known copyright restrictions (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 55.19_SL1.jpg)
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Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Artist
Title
Adoration of the Magi
Date
ca. 1755
Geography
Place made: Italy
Medium
Oil on canvas
Classification
Dimensions
39 × 29 in. (99.1 × 73.7 cm) frame: 47 × 36 × 2 in. (119.4 × 91.4 × 5.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh
Accession Number
55.19
Rights
No known copyright restrictions
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