The Adoration of the Magi
Artist(s) / maker(s)
Theodoor Galle (publisher),
Pieter II de Jode (after)
,
Jan-Baptist Barbé (etchers)
Date
ca. 1588 - 1648Periods
16th century, 17 centuryCollection
Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
The three kings offer gifts to the Christ child. The scene is depicted in an octagonal frame with medallions with Latin texts in four corners, referring to the areas from which the kings travelled with their gifts. The text below the frame also refers to the worship and valuables such as gold and myre that the kings took with them…
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The three kings offer gifts to the Christ child. The scene is depicted in an octagonal frame with medallions with Latin texts in four corners, referring to the areas from which the kings travelled with their gifts. The text below the frame also refers to the worship and valuables such as gold and myre that the kings took with them (Matthew 2).
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