Adoration of the Christ Child

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper shows the Virgin Mary seated with the infant Christ on a cloth before kneeling figures and offering vessels, while winged angels hover above a dark, star-flecked ground. A broad gold-and-blue floral border frames the scene in a South Asian painting style.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1630

Medium

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

3006 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art