Théodore Chassériau, 1856 - Adoration of the Magi - fine art print

What does the website of the Petit Palais - Musée des Beaux-arts de la Ville de Paris write about this artwork created by Théodore Chassériau? (© - by Petit Palais - Musée des Beaux-arts de la Ville de Paris - www.petitpalais.paris.fr)

On the left, in a stable where we distinguish a cow, the Virgin holds in her arms the infant Jesus surrounded by a golden halo. Behind her stands a shepherd with his crook. On the right, a group of men dressed in oriental clothes and their horses, a horse and a camel, crowded around the child. The Magi bow down to the newborn and give him precious gifts.

As indicated in a letter to Frederic Chassériau, brother of the painter, this work would be the last completed painting by Theodore Chasseriau, shortly before his death on October 8, 1856. An Adoration of the Shepherds (Paris, private collection) performed just before passes to its counterpart.

Marie Sainte (Virgin, biblical character); Jesus Christ

Biblical Scene, Adoration of the Magi, the New Testament scene, Nativity, Wise Man, Stable, Berger - Shepherdess, Cow, Horse, Camel, Orientalism

The artpiece was painted by the romanticist artist Théodore Chassériau in 1856. The over 160 year-old original version has the following exact size: Height: 65 cm, Width: 53 cm. Oil, Wood (material) was used by the European painter as the medium of the masterpiece. The artwork's inscription is: Date and signature - Bottom left: "Chasseriau 1856". The artpiece is in the the digital collection of Petit Palais - Musée des Beaux-arts de la Ville de Paris, which is an art museum in the 8th arrondissement. With courtesy of Petit Palais Paris (licensed: public domain).Additionally, the artpiece has the following creditline: . The alignment is in portrait format with a ratio of 1 : 1.2, which means that the length is 20% shorter than the width. Théodore Chassériau was a painter, whose art style can mainly be classified as Romanticism. The French artist lived for 37 years, born in the year 1819 and deceased in 1856.

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