# The Adoration of the Magi

- By: Pieter Aertsen (Amsterdam, 1508–1575)
- Date: c. 1560
- Medium: panel, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: height 167.5 cm x width 180 cm
- Credit line: On loan from the Stichting Collectie P. en N. de Boer
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-C-1458--ef45655fdadba4c3e377e693d99e2c25)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/hsWLZ/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)

This altarpiece, which originally had two wings, is dedicated to the adoration of the newborn baby Jesus by the three magi, each of whom was represented on one of the panels. This centre panel depicts only the oldest king.