Adoration of the Wise Men

Name/Title

Adoration of the Wise Men

Entry/Object ID

0755a-b

Description

"Adoration of the Wise Men" or "Adoration of the Magi" The infant Jesus sits on Mary's lap, while the three wise, who have come to worship Jesus, present t their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Joseph stands watchfully in the background. The Moravian Church in Lititz has a similar version of this biblical scene also painted by Haidt.

Acquisition

Accession

755 a&b

Source or Donor

Nazareth Hall Military Academy

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

John Valentine Haidt

Date made

1754 - 1761

Notes

Also dated as 1760

Dimensions

Height

26 in

Width

30 in

Conservation

Treatment

Date(s)

1954

Notes

Restoration funded by M. Paulin Detterer

Provenance

Notes

Nazareth Hall Military Academy, 1929

General Notes

Note

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