The Adoration of the Christ Child
The Met
Artist: Master of Frankfurt(Netherlandish, active Antwerp, ca. 1496–1518)
Date: possibly 1496–1502
Department: Robert Lehman Collection
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on oak panel
Dimensions: Overall 23 1/8 x 16 1/4 in. (58.7 x 41.3 cm); painted surface 22 7/8 x 16 in. (58.1 x 40.1 cm)
Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Figures adore an infant in a dilapidated stable, with angels, male figures, and a landscape
Detailed Description
A crowded, vertically oriented painting depicts a scene within a dilapidated stable. In the lower center, an infant lies naked on a bed of straw and green leaves atop a low, dark wooden structure. To the infant's left, a female figure kneels, dressed in a deep blue cloak with gold trim over a dark red gown, her hands clasped in prayer as she gazes down at the child. Opposite her, a white-robed angel with light gray wings kneels, also looking at the infant with hands pressed together. Behind the infant, three smaller angels with golden hair and wings, dressed in red and gold, stand or kneel, their hands also in prayer. To the far left, a male figure stands, with a white beard and appearing bald, wearing a dark cloak over a red tunic, holding a staff in his left hand and a small object in his right. Above the central figures, the stable structure is open, revealing a distant green landscape with a small building and trees under a light blue sky. In the upper left, three angels with pink and green robes fly, holding a white banner with illegible black text. In the upper right, a single angel in a pink robe with a golden halo flies, raising one hand. Below this, two more angels in green and red robes are visible, along with the head of an ox and a donkey. Through an opening on the right, three male figures peer into the stable. The foreground floor is dark earth with scattered green leaves and a few wooden planks.
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