The Adoration of the Magi (Geertgen tot Sint Jans)
Artist | Geertgen tot Sint Jans |
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Year | Circa 1480-1485 |
Medium | Oil on wood |
Dimensions | 91.6 cm × 71.8 cm (36.1 in × 28.3 in) |
Location | Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
The Adoration of the Magi is a circa 1480-1485 oil on panel painting of Adoration of the Magi by the renaissance artist Geertgen tot Sint Jans in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.[1]
Painting
The Adoration of the Magi shows the three magi bearing gifts. In the background the retinue of each of the three magi can be seen.[2] The magi themselves are shown twice, once in the foreground and again in the background, arriving with their retinue from Africa, Europe and Asia. X-ray examination of the underdrawing shows that originally the European retinue of Caspar originally had him riding a horse and this was later changed to a dromedary.
Provenance
This painting is one of three paintings of the Adoration of the Magi by Geertgen that have been attributed to him based on stylistic similarties.[3] The provenance of this painting only goes back to its purchase in 1904. Together with the other two versions, it is based on work by Hugo van der Goes in Berlin.[2]
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The Adoration of the Kings by Goes (Monforte Altar, Berlin)
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The Adoration of the Kings, Cleveland
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The Adoration of the Kings, Prague
References
- ↑ painting record in the RKD
- 1 2 Catalog entry in museum website
- ↑ Geertgen was hier: meesterschilder, lekenbroeder en inspirator’, exhibition catalog Geertgen tot Sint-Jans in De Vishal and Janskerk (18 September - 13 October), Haarlem, 2009
- SK-A-2150 painting record on museum website