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, Sassetta4th century Sarcophagus, Vatican1411-1416, Musée Condé, ChantillyBartolome Esteban Murillo. Adoration of the MagiGiotto. Adoration of the MagiByzantine mosaic in Santa Maria in Trastevere in Rome. Adoration of the MagiMedieval fresco (fragment), Kremikovtsi MonasteryAround 1220, Codex Bruchsal, KarlsruheBotticelli, 1475Byzantine iconDiego Velázquez, 1619Dirk Bouts, 15th centuryHieronymus Bosch’s triptych the adoration of the Magi. The central partJ. Tissot. Journey of the MagiJacopo da Ponte, 1563-1564Jean 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, FlorenceMaesta with Twenty Angels and Nineteen Saints by Duccio di BuoninsegnaMorris & Co. tapestry, 1888–1894Mosaic in Sant’Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna, VI century over the heads of the Magi can be read their namesRembrandt, 1632Rubens, 1617-18Rubens, 1634Simone Peterzano, 16th century
