The Adoration of the Magi

Gallery 317, European Art 1100-1500, third floor

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The Adoration of the Magi

After 1512

Copy after Hieronymus Bosch (Netherlandish, c. 1450–1516)

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.

Gallery 317, European Art 1100-1500, third floor

Object Details

Title:

The Adoration of the Magi

Date:

After 1512

Artist:

Copy after Hieronymus Bosch (Netherlandish, c. 1450–1516)

Medium:

Oil on panel

Dimensions:

37 × 29 5/16 inches (94 × 74.5 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

John G. Johnson Collection, 1917

Accession Number:

Cat. 354

Geography:

Made in Europe

Provenance

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Gallery 317, European Art 1100-1500, third floor

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