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The Adoration of the Magi by Bernard van Orley

The Adoration of the Magi

Bernard van Orley · 1512

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Artist
Bernard van Orley
Date
1512
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over black chalk, on brown-gray (prepared?) paper
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 3/8 × 19 11/16 in. (36.5 × 50 cm)
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