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Flaxman, John, 1755–1826
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1770
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gray wash
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28
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46
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religious and mythological subject
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adoration of the kings: the Wise Men present their gifts to the Christ-child (gold, frankincense and myrrh)
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bas relief
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gifts
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gold
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incense
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infancy
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magi
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spice
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Balthasar
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Caspar
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Jesus Christ (7–2 BC/BCE to 30–36 AD/CE)
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Melchior
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The Three Wise Men
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The Virgin Mary
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Visions of Antiquity - Neo-classic Figure Drawings (Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1993-07-22 - 1993-09-19)
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Visions of Antiquity - Neo-classic Figure Drawings (Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1994-02-06 - 1994-04-03)
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Visions of Antiquity - Neo-classic Figure Drawings (Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1993-10-30 - 1994-01-02)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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John Flaxman, 1755–1826
The Adoration of the Magi, a Design for Bas Relief
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