The three kings have followed the star to the stable and greet the Virgin Mary and Joseph. Caspar kneels before the Christ child. All three are carrying gifts (Matthew 2:2-12). The print has a Latin caption; it is part of a series on the life of Christ.
| Artist |
Jan-Baptist Barbé
RKD
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Maerten de Vos
RKD
Wikidata
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Joannes Galle
RKD
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| Title | The Adoration of the Magi, from the series Vita, passio et Resvrrectio Iesv Christi |
| Date | ca. 1598 - 1618 |
| Period |
16th century
17th century |
| Location | Antwerp TGN |
| Medium and support | burin engraving AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription outside the depiction, bottom left: 6. |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, centre below: ¨Procidentes adoraverunt eum, et apertis thesauris suis obtulerunt ei munera, aurum, thus, et myrrham. | |
| printed inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: Matth.2. | |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, centre below: M. de Vos invent. | |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, centre below: Ioan. Baptista Barbe sculp. | |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, centre below: Ioan Galle exc. | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | burin engraving AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-LZ-4 |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-LZ-4 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11625/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300263554 animal paintings AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11D
Christ
Iconclass
11D21 Christ-child (with attributes) Iconclass 11F the Virgin Mary Iconclass 11F4211 Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child in front of her, standing in her lap (or in front of her bosom) Iconclass 11H(JOSEPH) the foster-father of Christ, Joseph of Nazareth, husband of Mary; possible attributes: flowering rod or wand, lily, carpenter's tools Iconclass 31A231 standing figure Iconclass 31A233 kneeling figure Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 31AA235 sitting figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass 33A4 bringing gifts; exchanging gifts Iconclass 41D266 ornaments, jewels Iconclass 44B113 king Iconclass 44B191 crown (symbol of sovereignty) Iconclass 46C13142 ass, donkey Iconclass 47I21111 ox Iconclass 47I2271 stall, stable Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 61E(BETHLEHEM) names of cities and villages (BETHLEHEM) Iconclass 73 New Testament Iconclass 73B2 adoration of the Christ-child ~ Christ's birth Iconclass 73B57 adoration of the kings: the Wise Men present their gifts to the Christ-child (gold, frankincense and myrrh) Iconclass 73B591 (later life of) Melchior, the bearded 'Asian' king Iconclass 73B592 (later life of) Caspar, the youthful 'European' king Iconclass 73B593 (later life of) Balthasar, the 'African' (negro) king Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
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