Excerpt from Bulletin of the Pennsylvania Museum: Memorial Hall, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia A fine specimen of seventeenth century Spanish wood sculpture, painted in polychrome and gilt on gesso, spread over carved walnut, has been acquired recently by the Pennsylvania Museum. The group represents the Madonna and Child receiving the homage of the Magi. One of the latter is kneeling at her feet kissing the foot of the Holy Child; one is standing by her side on.her right, holding in his hands a golden cruet, and the outline of his form marks, to the right, the outline of the group. On the other side must have stood the third, of the Magi whose figure, however, is entirely missing. The block of walnut here has been cut off short, leaving that end of the group unfinished, although it is coated with red color, quite unlike the base which is delicately decorated in finest polychrome and gilt design on gesso. The specimen is said to be of the seventeenth century; it may be earlier. It is two feet ten inches in height, by two feet in width in its present condition. The figures are half life size. But for the missing figure, it is well preserved; and the rich polychrome elaborated in gold, and the general treatment of the figures, are characteristic of the Spanish method of the time. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.