File:Elisabeth van Langenhove - Adoration of the Magi - Walters 37254.jpg
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Adoration of the Magi
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religious art |
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| Description |
English: "Wise men from the East," in the Gospel of Matthew's account of Christ's birth, saw a new star and, believing it to be a divine omen, came to honor the one marked for future greatness. Whether extraordinary appearances must be divinely ordained or could be random was a "hot" question in the 1600s. By the Renaissance, the youngest wise man had come to be depicted as an African. Pieter Coecke traveled to Constantinople (present-day Istanbul) in 1533 to work for the Turkish sultan. From this experience, he knew how to depict Near Easterners and Africans accurately. |
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| Depicted people |
Christ Child |
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| Date | between 1540 and 1549 (Renaissance) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | oil on panel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 100.3 cm (39.4 in); width: 137.1 cm (53.9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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37.254 |
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| Place of creation | Brussels, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Object history |
Elisabeth van Langenhove (patron)
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| Credit line | Acquired by Henry Walters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inscriptions | [Inscription] On frame notes that this piece was commissioned by Elisabeth van Langenhove | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Walters Art Museum:  Home page  Info about artwork |
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