Adoration of the Magi, anonymous, 1500 - 1599

Identification

Title(s)

Adoration of the Magi

Object type

painting

Object number

SK-A-4185

Description

De aanbidding der koningen. Een koning knielt in aanbidding bij Maria met het kind, links wachten de andere koningen met geschenken, rechts Jozef en een herder. In de hemel engelen.

Creation

Artist

painter: anonymous

Place

Southern Netherlands (possibly)

Dating

1500 - 1599

Material and Technique

Physical features

oil on panel

Material

Measurements

height 47.5 cm × width 63.2 cm × thickness 0.9 cm
depth 5.4 cm

Subject

What

adoration of the kings: the Wise Men present their gifts to the Christ-child (gold, frankincense and myrrh)

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

unknown 1970

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

…; first recorded in the museum in 1970

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Notes

Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Persistent URL

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