The image displays bold, expressive lines and sharp contrasts in black and white, forming an abstract composition. Three figures are depicted, each suggesting a regal figure with crowns on their heads. The figures hold objects resembling gifts or containers. The background consists of swirling lines.
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The Magi

Christian Rohlfs (German, 1849 - 1938)

c. 1910

Medium
woodcut on wove paper
Classification
Print
Dimensions
sheet: 37.8 × 26.6 cm (14 7/8 × 10 1/2 in.)
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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