Adoration of the Magi is a c.1521-22 fresco by Perugino in the Cappella dell'Adorazione dei Magi (also known as the Capella del Presepio) in the Madonna delle Lagrime church in Trevi.
| Adoration of the Magi | |
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| Artist | Perugino |
| Year | 1521-1522 |
| Medium | fresco |
| Location | Madonna delle Lagrime, Trevi |
It shows the Adoration of the Magi. It is signed on the base of the throne:
- P E T R U S D E C A S T R O P L E B I S P I N X I T
and inscribed below the throne is this couplet:
- TU SOLA IN TERRIS GENITRIX ET VIRGO FUISTI
- REGINA IN CELIS TU QUOQUE SOLA MANES.
References
editBibliography
edit- (in Italian) Tommaso Valenti, La chiesa monumentale della Madonna delle Lagrime, Rome, Desclée, 1928, p. 160–174.
- (in Italian) Vittoria Garibaldi, Perugino, in Pittori del Rinascimento, Scala, Florence, 2004 ISBN 888117099X
External links
edit- (in Italian) Page on Protrevi.com
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