The Magi on the road to Bethlehem and The Adoration of the Magi, from the series Imagines et figurae bibliorum

Public Domain

Artist(s) / maker(s)

Pieter I van der Borcht (etchers)
,
Jan Philipsz. Schabaelje (publisher)

Date

ca. 1582 - 1593, ca. 1653 - 1654

Period

16th century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent

More about this work

Features
Artist(s) / maker(s) Pieter I van der Borcht VIAF RKD Wikidata, Jan Philipsz. Schabaelje
Type etching
Category prints (visual works)
Material paper
Dimensions 186 x 247 mm
Location Work currently not on display
Object number 2013-ABQ
Description
Subjects religious symbolism AAT, figures (representations) , landscapes
Tags Christ Iconclass, Christ-child (with attributes) Iconclass, the Virgin Mary Iconclass, Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child in front of her, standing in her lap (or in front of her bosom) Iconclass, the foster-father of Christ, Joseph of Nazareth, husband of Mary; possible attributes: flowering rod or wand, lily, carpenter's tools Iconclass, the story of the three Wise Men (kings or Magi) (Matthew 2:1-12) Iconclass, the star appears again and guides the three Wise Men to Bethlehem Iconclass, the arrival of the three Wise Men in Bethlehem Iconclass, adoration of the kings: the Wise Men present their gifts to the Christ-child (gold, frankincense and myrrh) Iconclass, (later life of) Melchior, the bearded 'Asian' king Iconclass, (later life of) Caspar, the youthful 'European' king Iconclass, (later life of) Balthasar, the 'African' (negro) king Iconclass, male sex; man Iconclass, female sex; woman Iconclass, standing figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass, kneeling figure Iconclass, standing figure Iconclass, sitting figure Iconclass, horse Iconclass, riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman Iconclass, hoofed animals: dromedary Iconclass, pack-animal Iconclass, stall, stable Iconclass, prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city Iconclass, city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions Iconclass, pond, pool Iconclass, landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) Iconclass, country-house - AA - civic architecture: inside Iconclass, bringing gifts; exchanging gifts Iconclass, ornaments, jewels Iconclass, king Iconclass, crown (symbol of sovereignty) Iconclass, names of cities and villages (BETHLEHEM) Iconclass, adoration of the Christ-child ~ Christ's birth Iconclass, pointing to the forehead with the index finger Iconclass, stars Iconclass
Linked open data
Data PURL https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2013-ABQ
IIIF manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/6468/manifest.json
LIDO XML https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:2013-ABQ
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