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The Adoration of the Magi
Also titled De Aanbidding van de koningen
c. 1410
- Medium
- canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Classification
- painting
- Dimensions
- height 29 cm x width 15.5 cm x height 36 cm x width 22.5 cm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Credit line
- Gift of C.J.A.M. Merkelbach van Enkhuizen, Amsterdam
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
About this work
The oldest of the three kings kneels reverently before the new-born Christ child whilst kissing his foot and presenting the Virgin Mary with a gold goblet. The middle-aged king, in the centre, is removing his crown as a sign of devotion. This adoration is a fragment of what was originally a much larger canvas containing scenes from the life and passion of Christ.
