Adoration of the Magi

Adoration of the Magi

Title

Adoration of the Magi

[Burg Eltz, revised 2013]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Burg Eltz, revised 2013]

The viewer is brought close to the events in the stable of Bethlehem. The Virgin holds the Child on her lap. The old king kneels bare-headed in front of him and holds a golden container towards the Child. Standing behind him is the coloured king, who also holds a precious

The viewer is brought close to the events in the stable of Bethlehem. The Virgin holds the Child on her lap. The old king kneels bare-headed in front of him and holds a golden container towards the Child. Standing behind him is the coloured king, who also holds a precious container in his hands, like the third king. He already holds his hat in front of his chest and bows to give the Child his present, which is in a golden goblet with a lid. On the horizon in the far background the annunciation to the shepherds is visible.

[Görres, cda 2013]

Attributions
Copy after Lucas Cranach the Elder
Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Copy after Lucas Cranach the Elder

[cda 2013]

Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

[cda 2013]

Production date
about 1600 or later

Production date

about 1600 or later

[cda 2013]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 86 x 59 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 86 x 59 cm

  • Dimensions including frame: 98.7 x 72.1 x 5 cm

  • [Burg Eltz, revised 2013]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia on the side of the left corbel: a serpent with dropped wings and dated '152[0?] [not genuine, cda 2023]

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia on the side of the left corbel: a serpent with dropped wings and dated '152[0?] [not genuine, cda 2023]

Owner
Dr. Karl Graf von und zu Eltz-Kempenich
Repository
Burg Eltz, Münstermaifeld
Location
Eltz, Burg
CDA ID
DE_BE_NONE-BE002
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_BE_NONE-BE002/

Provenance

family property
[Burg Eltz, revised 2013]

  • Adoration of the Magi, about 1600 or later

Images

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Versions

The Adoration of the Magi
  • The Adoration of the Magi, about 1600 or later
  • DE_SKK_0812
  • Painting
  • Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe
The Adoration of the Magi
  • The Adoration of the Magi, about 1600 or later
  • DE_HMB_5
  • Painting
  • Museen der Stadt Bamberg
Adoration of the Magi
  • Adoration of the Magi, after 1520
  • RU_SMBKPM_924
  • Painting
  • The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
The Adoration of the Magi
  • The Adoration of the Magi, after 1600 or later
  • PRIVATE_NONE-P622
  • Painting
  • Private Collection

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