# The Adoration of the Magi

- By: Geertgen tot Sint Jans (Leiden, ca. –ca.)
- Date: c. 1480 - c. 1485
- Medium: panel, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: painted surface: height 89.2 cm x width 69.2 cm
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-2150--8fa4df643e7cf7542a4e1603df185efa)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/rPTyJ/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

The painter Geertgen tot Sint-Jans lived in Haarlem in the monastery of the Sint-Jansheren (the Commandery of the Knights of Saint John), from which he took his name.The three magi represent the three generations and hail from the three continents known in the Middle Ages: Europe, Asia and Africa. They are paying tribute to the newborn baby Jesus.