The Adoration of the Magi
Medium
Oil on panel
Dimensions
28.2 × 35.6 cm (11 3/16 × 14 in.); Framed: 40.1 × 46.7 × 7 cm (15 3/4 × 18 3/8 × 2 3/4 in.)
Classification
oil on panel
Department
Painting and Sculpture of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
111441
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
The half-length format of this jewel-like painting makes the subject of the adoration of the Christ Child accessible, while the departure of the magi and their exotic followers enlivens the rocky landscape of the background. This picture was probably made for the market of discriminating private collectors just developing in the Low Countries in the early 16th century. Cornelis Engebrechtsz. worked in the northern city of Leiden but apparently made this small painting for export and sale in the ...