The Adoration of the Magi
attributed to Gaspare Diziani (Belluno 1689 - Venice 1767)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1750
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
464 x 559 mm (18 1/4 x 22 in)
Place of origin
Venice
Order this imageCollection
Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1257256
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, The Adoration of the Magi, attributed to Gaspare Diziani (Belluno 1689 – Venice 1767), circa 1750. Within an architectural setting, Joseph looks over the shoulder of the seated Virgin who holds the Christ child on her lap; the Magi and other attendants gather before the Christ child.
Provenance
bequeathed by (Henry John) Ralph Bankes (1902 – 1981) to the National Trust, together with the estates of Corfe Castle and Kingston Lacy and its entire contents in 1981
Credit line
Kingston Lacy, The Bankes Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
attributed to Gaspare Diziani (Belluno 1689 - Venice 1767), artist