Dawson Carr, "Andrea Mantegna: The Adoration of the Magi"
Getty | 1997 | ISBN 0892362871 | English | PDF | 106 pages | 8.5 Mb

Andrea Mantegna’s Adoration of the Magi is based on one of Christianity’s best loved stories: the arrival of the gift-bearing Wise Men at the baby Jesus’ birthplace in Bethlehem. While the simple Bible text is usually depicted with sweeping, exotic pageantry, here the subject is rendered with an intimate, close-up focus on the central characters in the scene. In his fascinating study, author Dawson W. Carr examines Mantegna’s innovative treatment of the theme in light of the main concerns of his art and the culture of his time