The Adoration of the Magi

Public Domain

Artist(s) / maker(s)

Theodoor Galle (publisher)
,
Pieter II de Jode (after)
,
Jan-Baptist Barbé (etchers)

Date

ca. 1588 - 1648

Periods

16th century, 17 century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent

More about this work

Features
Artist(s) / maker(s) Theodoor Galle VIAF RKD Wikidata, Pieter II de Jode RKD , Jan-Baptist Barbé
Type etching AAT
Category prints (visual works) AAT
Material paper AAT
Dimensions 161 x 172 mm
Location Work currently not on display
Object number 2014-JE
Description
Subjects religious symbolism AAT , figures (representations) AAT
Tags New Testament Iconclass, Christ Iconclass, Christ-child (with attributes) Iconclass, the Virgin Mary Iconclass, the foster-father of Christ, Joseph of Nazareth, husband of Mary; possible attributes: flowering rod or wand, lily, carpenter's tools Iconclass, Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child in front of her, standing in her lap (or in front of her bosom) Iconclass, stall, stable Iconclass, male sex; man Iconclass, female sex; woman Iconclass, sitting figure Iconclass, kneeling figure Iconclass, sitting figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass, bringing gifts; exchanging gifts Iconclass, ornaments, jewels Iconclass, brooch, agraffe, clasp Iconclass, diadem, tiara Iconclass, the apostle and evangelist Matthew (Mattheus); possible attributes: angel, axe, book, halberd, pen and inkhorn, purse, scroll, square, sword Iconclass, head-gear: top hat Iconclass, money-chest, treasure-chest, money-box Iconclass, names of cities and villages (BETHLEHEM) Iconclass, adoration of the kings: the Wise Men present their gifts to the Christ-child (gold, frankincense and myrrh) Iconclass, adoration of the Christ-child ~ Christ's birth 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, the Bible as a book Iconclass
Linked open data
Data PURL https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-JE
IIIF manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11519/manifest.json
LIDO XML https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:2014-JE

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