Triptych with the Adoration of the Magi
Unknown Artist
c. 1424
Medium
tempera and gold on wood (oak)
Dimensions
49.7 × 77.2 cm · unframed: 39 × 31.7 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Delia E. Holden and L. E. Holden Funds
Accession Number
1941.68
About this artwork
This small winged altarpiece, called a triptych, was undoubtedly made for private use. The donor and his wife are shown in the lower central scene kneeling before the Virgin, her mother Saint Anne, and the Christ Child. Above is the Epiphany with the Three Kings presenting gifts to a tightly swaddled Christ.