Adoration of the Magi in paintings
A masterpiece of Gentile da Fabriano. Adoration of the Magi in paintings (1423)
Adoration of the Magi in paintings. For more than 2000 years, each year, the world is impatiently waiting for the main and truly human holiday to honor the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem, Christmas, the event that changed the world. The three Magi (Three Wise Men, Three Kings, Kings from the East) found Jesus by following a star, Jesus was recognized, from his earliest infancy, as king of the earth. They gave Jesus three symbolic gifts: gold, frankincense and myrrh. Many hundreds of artists have been inspired by this subject – Adoration of The Magi. The artists showed in their paintings the end of paganism, they worshiped the birthplace of Christ, the Magi, the star of Bethlehem, the Virgin Mary, the shepherds and their sheep, the angels, and the Star of Bethlehem.
Detail of “Adoration of the Magi” (1423), Gentile da Fabriano
Adoration of the Magi in paintings
Domenico Ghirlandaio, Church of Santa Trinita, Florence, Italy. The adoration of the Magi (1485)
Fragment. A caravan of travelers. In the foreground of the star of Bethlehem. The adoration of the Magi, Sassetta
4th century Sarcophagus, Vatican
1411-1416, Musée Condé, Chantilly
Bartolome Esteban Murillo. Adoration of the Magi
Giotto. Adoration of the Magi
Byzantine mosaic in Santa Maria in Trastevere in Rome. Adoration of the Magi
Medieval fresco (fragment), Kremikovtsi Monastery
Around 1220, Codex Bruchsal, Karlsruhe
Botticelli, 1475
Byzantine icon
Diego Velázquez, 1619
Dirk Bouts, 15th century
Hieronymus Bosch’s triptych the adoration of the Magi. The central part
J. Tissot. Journey of the Magi
Jacopo da Ponte, 1563-1564
Jean Fouquet (one of the magi is King Charles VII of France)
L’adoration des Mages peint par Matthias Stom (vers 1600-1650)
Madonna Enthroned with the Saints. 1484, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Maesta with Twenty Angels and Nineteen Saints by Duccio di Buoninsegna
Morris & Co. tapestry, 1888–1894
Mosaic in Sant’Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna, VI century over the heads of the Magi can be read their names
Rembrandt, 1632
Rubens, 1617-18
Rubens, 1634
Simone Peterzano, 16th century
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