Altarpiece showing scenes from the Infancy of Christ: The Adoration of the Magi [center]; The Annunciation; The Presentation of Christ in the Temple; The Flight into Egypt; The Nativity [clockwise from upper left]

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Altarpiece showing scenes from the Infancy of Christ: The Adoration of the Magi [center]; The Annunciation; The Presentation of Christ in the Temple; The Flight into Egypt; The Nativity [clockwise from upper left]

Early 16th century

Master of Hoogstraeten (Netherlandish (active Antwerp), active c. 1485–c. 1520)

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Object Details

Title:

Altarpiece showing scenes from the Infancy of Christ: The Adoration of the Magi [center]; The Annunciation; The Presentation of Christ in the Temple; The Flight into Egypt; The Nativity [clockwise from upper left]

Date:

Early 16th century

Artist:

Master of Hoogstraeten (Netherlandish (active Antwerp), active c. 1485–c. 1520)

Medium:

Oil on wood

Dimensions:

Overall: 12 1/2 x 19 5/8 inches (31.8 x 49.8 cm) Central panel: 12 1/2 x 7 3/8 inches (31.8 x 18.7 cm) Outer panel, top left: 6 1/8 x 4 3/4 inches (15.6 x 12.1 cm) Outer panel, bottom left: 6 1/8 x 4 5/16 inches (15.6 x 11 cm) Outer panel, top right: 6 1/8 x 4 1/4 inches (15.6 x 10.8 cm) Outer panel, bottom right: 6 1/8 x 4 5/16 inches (15.6 x 12.5 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

John G. Johnson Collection, 1917

Accession Number:

Inv. 60a--e

Geography:

Made in Netherlands (historical name, 15th-16th century), Europe

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