Lucas Vorsterman I° ( 1595- 1675), after Rubens - Adorazione dei Magi

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Grand and sumptuous work by Lucas Vorsterman I.

Adoration of the Magi, the Magi present their gifts (gold, frankincense, and myrrh) to the Baby Jesus.
In a barn within a building, the nighttime scene unfolds with the presentation of gifts by the Magi, with Mary bathed in the light of Baby Jesus and Joseph immediately behind her.
In front of them, in admiration, are people from different social backgrounds and various countries.
Behind two children, they hold Gaspare's hat and cloak; Melchiorre is kneeling with the cup of gold, and Baldassare with the container of myrrh.

With all the production guidelines.
Engraver: Lucas Vorsterman (I) (mentioned on the object)
a painting by Peter Paul Rubens, 1577-1640 (mentioned in the object)
Editor: Lucas Vorsterman (I) (mentioned on the object), Antwerp.
Grantor of the privilege: Corona spagnola (mentioned on the object).
Dedicated to: Alberto Arciduca d'Austria (mentioned in the subject).
commissioned by: Peter Paul Rubens (mentioned on the object)

datata 1620

At the bottom: 'P P Rubens painted this. With the privileges of the Most Christian King, the princes of Belgium, and the Orders of Batavia. Lucas Vorsterman engraved and published. Year 1620.'

Large sheet (67.5 x 52.5 cm) in excellent conservation condition, with wide margins, normal signs of use and foxing, no tears or holes. The paper is slightly browned, with excellent chiaroscuro tones that highlight the elegance and expressiveness of the figures.

Dutch Hollstein 8

From a private collection and also preserved in the Rijksmuseum collection.

Lucas Vorsterman (Bommel 1595 – Anversa 1675)
Flemish engraver and art dealer. Already at twelve years old, he developed a passion for engraving art and became part of the circle of artists around Rubens's workshop, becoming a master himself in 1620.
Rubens exploited the talent of the young Vorsterman, who, through a careful play of light and shadow, managed to translate the rich shades of colors present in his paintings into engravings.
In 1621, a dispute arose between the two artists; the reasons are not entirely clear, but it has generally been assumed that the cause was related to the ownership of copyright rights for the prints engraved by Vorsterman based on the drawings or paintings of Rubens.
In 1630, Van Dick was chosen to engrave the plates for his Iconography, a collection of portraits of famous contemporary painters.