After 1512
The Adoration of the Magi
This version of the center panel of Bosch's renowned triptych The Adoration of the Magi, now in the Museo del Prado in Madrid, shows the Magi bringing to the Christ Child fantastic gifts along with frankincense and myrrh. The mysterious crowned figure in the doorway, whose entire leg is exposed, may represent Satan or the Antichrist. The perspective and landscape in this version are more realistic than those of the Prado Museum's painting, and the proportions of the figures are more consistent, perhaps indicating that this work was from a slightly later period.
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