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ID number: BIRBI-65.7 Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Artist / Maker: Rosselli, Cosimo (1439-1507) Title / Object name: The Adoration of the Child Jesus Object type: Painting Place made: Rome Culture: Italian Date made: 1480s Materials: Tempera on wood Measurements: 177.8 x 149.5 cm (unframed) 203.2 x 170.8 x 15.5 cm (framed) Provenance: Northwick collection, Thirlestane House, Cheltenham; sale, 26 July 1859 (lot 550), as by D. Ghirlandaio, purchased by Lord Northwick for £21; purchased from the estate of Captain E. G. Spencer-Churchill in 1965 for £10,000. |
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A complex group of figures is gathered within a beautiful landscape. Three saints surround the infant Christ: Jerome with his chest bared; Francis in the grey habit; and Benedict in the dark robe. In the foreground, the three Magi with their gifts kneel in adoration. Above, are God the Father and the dove which symbolises the Holy Spirit. In the hills to the left, an angel appears to the shepherds. |
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| Rosselli, Cosimo Italian 1439 1507 | |
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| Italian pictures of the Renaissance : Florentine school Berenson, B. 1963 | |
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