Adoration of the Magi

Adoration of the Magi

Painting on copper

Medium

Painting on copper

[Stiftsmuseum Klosterneuburg, revised 2018]

The Virgin is seated on the right and before her kneel the three kings and their entourage. This group expands out through the open gate into the depth of the pictorial space. To the right is a view of a landscape with a town and a river. Above a circle

The Virgin is seated on the right and before her kneel the three kings and their entourage. This group expands out through the open gate into the depth of the pictorial space. To the right is a view of a landscape with a town and a river. Above a circle of angels.

[Stiftsmuseum Klosterneuburg, revised 2018]

Attribution
Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

[cda 2018]

Dating
1620

Dating

1620

[dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 68 x 49 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 68 x 49 cm

  • [Stiftsmuseum Klosterneuburg, revised 2018]

Signature / Dating

1620. The date is located together with the coat of arms of Provost Andreas Mosmiller (1616-1629) on the window flanning at the far right.

Signature / Dating

  • 1620. The date is located together with the coat of arms of Provost Andreas Mosmiller (1616-1629) on the window flanning at the far right.

  • [Stiftsmuseum Klosterneuburg, revised 2018]

Labels

Reverse: Inventory label from the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna (from the period when the collegiate foundation was dissolved (1942-1945)) on …

Labels

later inscription, stamps, seals, labels:

  • Reverse: Inventory label from the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna (from the period when the collegiate foundation was dissolved (1942-1945)) on the frame and the support.

  • [Stiftsmuseum Klosterneuburg, revised 2018]

Owner
Stiftsmuseum Klosterneuburg
Repository
Stiftsmuseum Klosterneuburg
Location
Klosterneuburg
CDA ID
AT_SMKN_GM114
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/AT_SMKN_GM114/

Provenance

- the coat of arms confirms that it was commissioned by Provost Mosmiller
[Stiftsmuseum Klosterneuburg, revised 2018]

Exhibitions

Klosterneuburg 2003, No. 18

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Klosterneuburg 2003 18
AuthorFloridus Röhrig
TitleDie Bibel - Programm für Jahrhunderte
Place of PublicationKlosterneuburg
Year of Publication2003
Show Literature
Cat. Klosterneuburg 1937 138
AuthorOtto Benesch
TitleDie Gemäldesammlung des stiftlichen Museums
SeriesKatalog der Stiftlichen Kunstsammlungen
Volume1
Place of PublicationKlosterneuburg
Year of Publication1937
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  • Adoration of the Magi, 1620

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