Adoration of the Magi

Adoration of the Magi

Title

Adoration of the Magi

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 49C]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 49C]

The Virgin sits with the child shifted slightly to the left of the central axis. Both are turned to the right where two of the kings offer their gifts. The infant Christ, who like his mother has a halo of short rays around his head, grasps at the gold coins

The Virgin sits with the child shifted slightly to the left of the central axis. Both are turned to the right where two of the kings offer their gifts. The infant Christ, who like his mother has a halo of short rays around his head, grasps at the gold coins presented to him by the old king on his knees. Standing behind him a middle-aged king holds a chalice in his hands. Both have already removed their head attire, while the third king, who stands to the left of the Virgin and looks out at the viewer, is in the process of removing his. A larger piece of wall rises up behind the Virgin, who is enveloped in a broad, red robe. It is crowned by a broken column and serves as a backdrop for the Virgin. An expansive landscape is visible in the background and the star that guided the Magi to Jesus shines brightly in the sky.

[Daniel Görres, cda 2018]

Attributions
Lucas Cranach the Elder
Circle of Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 49C] [Kuhn 1936, no. 76]

Circle of Lucas Cranach the Elder

'School of Lucas Cranach' [Wright Museum, revised 2019]

Production dates
about 1513
about 1509 - 1510

Production dates

about 1513

[Kuhn 1936, no. 76]

about 1509 - 1510

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 49C]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 74 x 61 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 74 x 61 cm

  • [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 49C]

Signature / Dating

None

Owner
Wright Museum of Art, Beloit College, Beloit, WI
Repository
Wright Museum of Art, Beloit College, Beloit, WI
Location
Beloit
CDA ID
US_WMAB_NONE-001
FR (1978) Nr.
FR049C
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/US_WMAB_NONE-001/

Provenance

  • Munich, A. S. Drey (1919)
    [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 49C]
  • Galerie Coray-Stoop, Zurich
  • E. Meier, Munich
  • Chicago, collection Charles H. Morse
    [Kuhn 1936, no. 76]
  • gifted to the Wright Museum in 1960 by Charles H. Morse
  • Wright Museum, Beloit College, St. Beloit
    [Wright Museum, revised 2019]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 79 49C
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
Show Literature
Kuhn 1936 35 076
AuthorCharles L. Kuhn
TitleA Catalogue of German Paintings of the Middle Ages and Renaissance in American Collections
Place of PublicationCambridge Mass.
Year of Publication1936
Show Literature
  • Adoration of the Magi, about 1513

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Conservation History

Date2018

In 2018 the painting was treated by Midwest Art Conservation Center (MACC) painting conservator, Rita Berg

[The Wright Museum of Art, revised 2019]

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