# The Adoration of the Magi [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [BAROCCI, Federico Fiori]() - Date: 1551-1600 - Technique: Black chalk, pen and brush on blue paper, 293 x 209 mm ## Commentary The Virgin Mary, surrounded by the three kings, is sitting with Jesus on her lap. The kings have just arrived: in the foreground we can see a horse being held by the reins, and one of the kings with his crown in his hand. Barocci used white and pale yellow to create effects of light in this lively sketch. The drawing must have been a preliminary study for a painting \(which is not known to have survived\). The artist's efforts to achieve an ideal composition are very apparent. ## Related artworks - [Aeneas' Flight from Troy \(detail\)]() - [Aeneas' Flight from Troy]() - [Annunciation]() - [Annunciation]() - [Double Portrait with the Della Rovere Family Emblem]() - [Face of a Woman with Downcast Eyes]() - [Francesco II della Rovere]() - [La Madonna del Gatto]() - [Madonna del Popolo]() - [Male Figure Stooping to Lift a Cauldron]() - [Portrait of a Gentleman]() - [Portrait of a Young Lady]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()