The Adoration of the Magi
The Met
Artist: Hieronymus Bosch(Netherlandish, ’s Hertogenbosch ca. 1450–1516 ’s Hertogenbosch)
Date: ca. 1475
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil and gold on oak
Dimensions: 28 x 22 1/4in. (71.1 x 56.5cm)
Credit Line: John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1913
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A woman holds a child in a ruined building, with kneeling figures, winged figures, and other people
Detailed Description
The scene is set within a ruined stone building that opens to a vast green landscape under a light blue sky. In the center, a woman with long blonde hair, wearing a deep blue gown, sits on a golden, patterned cloth. She holds a naked infant on her lap, who looks towards the viewer. To her right, three men are present. One, an older man with a white beard and red robes, kneels before the infant, offering a golden vessel. Behind him, a man with a dark beard and elaborate red and gold attire stands, holding a golden object. To his right, a Black man in white and gold robes with a turban stands, holding a golden sword and a golden vessel. A small white dog sits on the ground in front of the kneeling man, near a small golden crown. To the left of the central woman, an old man in green robes kneels, leaning on a staff. Behind him, within a dark archway of the ruined building, a brown cow is visible, and a figure peeks from a small opening. The stone walls of the building are broken, revealing a distant landscape with rolling hills, trees, and small figures engaged in various activities. In the upper part of the scene, two red-winged figures float above the ruins, holding a draped green cloth, with a small star visible in the sky above them. Figures also peer from openings in the ruined walls, including two men looking out from a window on the right, one holding a torch.
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