Year circa 1520-1525 Location Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam | Medium Oil on panel Artist Jan Mostaert | |
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Dimensions 51 cm × 36.5 cm (20 in × 14.4 in) | ||
Adoration of the Magi is a 1520s oil on panel painting by the Dutch renaissance artist Jan Mostaert in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
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Painting
Mary sits with her child in front of ruined columns receiving gifts in a fantasy landscape. 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.
References
The Adoration of the Magi (Jan Mostaert) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA