The Adoration of the Magi (Jan Mostaert)

Adoration of the Magi
An oil painting of the Adoration of the Magi in a landscape near a ruin
Artist Jan Mostaert
Year circa 1520-1525
Medium Oil on panel
Dimensions 51 cm × 36.5 cm (20 in × 14.4 in)
Location Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Adoration of the Magi is a 1520s oil on panel painting by the Dutch renaissance artist Jan Mostaert in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.[1]

Painting

Mary sits with her child in front of ruined columns receiving gifts in a fantasy landscape.[1] The Christ child peers into King Melchior's goblet of incense.

Exhibitions

This painting was purchased in 1879 from the heirs of the original owners through the mediation of Cornelis François Roos, the son of Cornelis Sebille Roos, and has been included in all Highlights of the Rijksmuseum catalogs since.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Catalog entry in museum website
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