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Presepio Figure of the Black Magus
ca. 1790 (Italian late Baroque)
painted terracotta head and feet, wooden hands, glass eyes, composite cloth body, textile with metallic brocade, sequins and glass insets
(Baroque Europe )
(Baroque Europe )
This small clothed "presepio" figure is one of the Magi. Most Italian "presepio" or Christmas crèche figures were made in Naples.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Sale, Sotheby's, London, December 1999, lot 153; Walters Art Museum, 2000, by purchase.
Geographies
Italy, Naples (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 6 5/16 x W: 16 1/8 x D: 3 3/4 in. (16 x 41 x 9.5 cm); H of figure and hat: 15 3/8 x W: 6 5/16 x D: 3 3/4 in. (39 x 16 x 9.5 cm); Figure H: 13 3/4 x W: 6 5/16 x D: 3 3/4 in. (35 x 16 x 9.5 cm); Hat H: 2 3/8 x W: 1 15/16 x D: 1 9/16 in. (6 x 5 x 4 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Renaissance and Baroque Acquisition Fund, 2000
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
27.604.1
