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Description
Burne-Jones was approached by the Corporation of Birmingham in 1887 to paint a major work for the new Municipal Museum and Art Gallery. He chose the subject of the Adoration of the Magi under the title The Star of Bethlehem, which he had already been asked to produce as a tapestry for Exeter College, Oxford.
The original concept of this Nativity scene was for tapestry, and several were executed by Morris & Co., located currently in: National Gallery of South Australia; Castle Museum, Norwich; Eton College Chapel; the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg; Manchester Metropolitan University and the original tapestry for Exeter College Chapel, Oxford.
The original concept of this Nativity scene was for tapestry, and several were executed by Morris & Co., located currently in: National Gallery of South Australia; Castle Museum, Norwich; Eton College Chapel; the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg; Manchester Metropolitan University and the original tapestry for Exeter College Chapel, Oxford.
Artist
Sir Edward Burne-Jones
Dimensions
2560mm x 3868mm
Medium
Watercolour and bodycolour with scraping on ten sheets of J. Whatman Turkey Mill Kent paper dated 1882 or 1883, on stretcher.
Acquisition
Commissioned by the Corporation of Birmingham, 1887, and purchased through the Art Gallery Purchase Fund, 1891.
Accession Number
1891P75
