Adoration of the Magi

Adoration of the Magi

Title

Adoration of the Magi

[Exhib. Cat. Moscow 2016, No. 35]

Painting on limewood

Medium

Painting on limewood

[Exhib. Cat. Gotha 1994, no. 1.37-2]

The viewer is transported close to the events, which took place in the stable in Bethlehem. The Virgin holds the infant on her lap, while the elder of the three kings has fallen bareheaded on his knees before him, presenting him with a gold vessel. Christ grabs one of the

The viewer is transported close to the events, which took place in the stable in Bethlehem. The Virgin holds the infant on her lap, while the elder of the three kings has fallen bareheaded on his knees before him, presenting him with a gold vessel. Christ grabs one of the coins from the container and returns the king¿s gaze. Balthazar the Moor stands behind him also holding a precious vessel, as does the third king. He is already holding his hat in front of his chest and bows to give the infant his present, which is contained within a gold chalice. On the horizon in the far distant background a scene depicting the annunciation to the shepherds is visible.

[Daniel Görres, cda 2018]

Attributions
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder
Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 48A]
[Exhib. Cat. Gotha 1994, no. 1.37-2]

Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Exhib. Cat. Moscow 2016, no. 35]

Production date
after 1520

Production date

after 1520

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 48A]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 85 x 56 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 85 x 56 cm

  • [Exhib. Cat. Moscow 2016, no. 35]

Signature / Dating

None

Owner
The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
Repository
The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
Location
Moscow
CDA ID
RU_SMBKPM_924
FR (1978) Nr.
FR048A
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/RU_SMBKPM_924/

Provenance

  • 1854 documented as property of the ruling family in Gotha (im Gotha'schen Besitz)
  • evacuated during the war
  • at the end of January 1946 recorded as lost in Reinhardsbrunn
  • Puschkin-Museum Moscow, Object 101048
    [Cat. Gotha 2011, no. 61]

See also the entry in the Lost Art-database, Stiftung Deutsches Zentrum für Kulturgutverluste: Lost Art-ID 004371; http://www.lostart.de/DE/Verlust/4371 (accessed 17 Dec. 2019).

Exhibitions

Moscow 2016, no. 35

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Moscow 2016 35
EditorThe Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation
TitleKranachi: mezdi Renessansom i Man'erizmom / The Cranachs. Between the renaissance and mannerism
Place of PublicationMoscow
Year of Publication2016
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Schuttwolf 2011 50 061
AuthorAllmuth Schuttwolf
TitleVerlustdokumentation der Gothaer Kunstsammlungen. Die Gemäldesammlung
Volume2
Place of PublicationGotha
Year of Publication2011
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Exhib. Cat. Gotha 1994 69 1.37-2
EditorStiftung Schloss Friedenstein, Gotha
TitleGotteswort und Menschenbild. Werke von Cranach und seinen Zeitgenossen
Place of PublicationGotha
Year of Publication1994
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 79 48A
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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Bernhard, Rogner 1965 124, 196
AuthorMarianne Bernhard, Klaus P. Rogner
TitleVerlorene Werke der Malerei. In Deutschland in der Zeit von 1939 bis 1945 zerstörte und verschollene Gemälde
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1965
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 38 043
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1932
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/friedlaender1932
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Cat. Gotha 1890 361
AuthorCarl Aldenhoven
TitleHerzogliches Museum zu Gotha. Katalog der Herzoglichen Gemäldegalerie
Place of PublicationGotha
Year of Publication1890
Link https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=28UzusAyldcC&pg=GBS.PP1&hl=de
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Parthey 1863 681 044
AuthorGustav Parthey
TitleDeutscher Bildersaal: Verzeichniss der in Deutschland vorhandenen Oelbilder verstorbener Maler aller Schulen; in alphabetischer Folge zusammengestellt. Erster Band: A - K
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1863
Link https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.22413
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  • Adoration of the Magi, after 1520

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  • Private Collection

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