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The Adoration of the Magi

Image credit: Manchester Art Gallery

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A scene depicting the Adoration of the Magi showing a procession of figures coming to worship the Christ child. The Virgin is seated before a stable on the right, seen in three-quarter frontal view, facing the left. She holds on her knee the Child who blesses the oldest of the Magi as he kneels and kisses his right foot. The haloed figure of Joseph stands behind the first of the Magi, carrying a staff. Next in line are the other two Magi holding their gifts. Standing on the left of the composition are a group of attendants, one of whom holds a white horse that gazes out directly at the viewer, and in the foreground is a young boy playing with a dog resembling a whippet. In the centre background is a mountainous landscape scene and in the left background, beyond trees and upon a slight rise, is a castle.

Title

The Adoration of the Magi

Date

c.1510

Medium

tempera on panel

Measurements

H 22.5 x W 59.3 cm

Accession number

1947.186

Acquisition method

bequeathed through the National Art Collections Fund, 1947

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

Unsigned

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