The Adoration of the Magi

The Adoration of the Magi

Title

The Adoration of the Magi

[The Royal Collection, revised 2012]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[The Royal Collection, revised 2012]

'The Virgin with flowing golden hair sits centre, the naked Child on her lap with a casket of gold coins held between his legs by a kneeling king; two further kings stand, one either side of the central group; 5 putti holding a scroll in the sky.'

[The Royal Collection, revised

'The Virgin with flowing golden hair sits centre, the naked Child on her lap with a casket of gold coins held between his legs by a kneeling king; two further kings stand, one either side of the central group; 5 putti holding a scroll in the sky.'

[The Royal Collection, revised 1993]

Attribution
Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

[The Royal Collection, revised 2012]

Production date
about 1530 - 1550

Production date

about 1530 - 1550

[The Royal Collection, revised 2012]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 140.4 x 104 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 140.4 x 104 cm

  • [Royal Collection, revised 2012]

  • Dimensions including frame: 157.9 x 121.1 x 5.7 cm

  • [Royal Collection, revised 1993]

Inscriptions and Labels

Front of the frame: 'ADORATION OF THE MAGI'; 'LUCAS CRANACH'
[The Royal Collection, revised 1993]

Inscriptions and Labels

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • Front of the frame: 'ADORATION OF THE MAGI'; 'LUCAS CRANACH'

  • [The Royal Collection, revised 1993]

Owner
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, London
Repository
The Royal Collection, London
Location
London
CDA ID
UK_RCL_RCIN401377
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/UK_RCL_RCIN401377/

Provenance

  • first recorded in the Royal Collection during the reign of Queen Victoria
    [The Royal collection, revised 2012]
  • The Adoration of the Magi, about 1530 - 1550

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