The Adoration of the Kings (Bruegel)
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| Artist | Pieter Bruegel the Elder |
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| Year | 1564, signed and dated at bottom right "BRVEGEL M.D.LXIIII" |
| Type | Oil on panel |
| Dimensions | 111 cm × 83.5 cm (44 in × 32.9 in) |
| Location | National Gallery, London |
The Adoration of the Kings is an oil-on-panel by Flemish renaissance artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder, painted in 1564. It is currently held and exhibited at the National Gallery, London.
Description
In the chronological sequence of Bruegel's work, this painting of 1564 marks an important departure as the first to be composed almost exclusively of large figures. The group of people, taken from Italian mannerist painters like Parmigianino, permits Bruegel to concentrate on individual faces, giving each a quite distinct, and sometimes grotesque, expression.[1]
This emphasis on the uniqueness of each figure, and Bruegel's lack of interest in depicting ideal beauty in the Italian manner, makes it clear that although borrowing an Italian compositional scheme, Bruegel is putting it to quite a different use. In this treatment, the painter's first purpose is to record the range and intensity of individual reactions to the sacred event.[2]
References
- ↑ * Jean Gossart, The Adoration of the Kings, Lorne Campbell, from 'The Sixteenth Century Netherlandish Paintings with French Paintings before 1600', London 2011; published online 2011
- ↑ Cf. Pietro Allegretti, Brueghel, Skira, Milano 2003. ISBN 0-00-001088-X (Italian)
External links
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- The Adoration at the National Gallery
- Bosch Bruegel Society
- 99 works by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
- Complete list of paintings which includes all of the 100 proverbs from the painting, with explanation (in French).
- Creativity Brueghel laid the foundation of the Netherlands School
- The Magi in Mosaics, Paintings and Sculpture
- "The Three Wise Men in Paintings" (more than 300)
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Detail gallery
Below a series of images detailing Bruegel's painting:
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Pieter Bruegel the Elder - The Adoration of the Kings (detail) - WGA3462.jpg
Mary and Baby Jesus
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Pieter Bruegel the Elder - The Adoration of the Kings (detail) - WGA3463.jpg
Joseph and a figure whispering
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Pieter Bruegel the Elder - The Adoration of the Kings (detail) - WGA3464.jpg
One of the Kings
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Pieter Bruegel the Elder - The Adoration of the Kings (detail) - WGA3465.jpg
Group of figures
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- Articles with Italian-language external links
- Pages with broken file links
- Commons category link is locally defined
- Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the Encyclopedia Americana with a Wikisource reference
- 1564 paintings
- Paintings by Pieter Brueghel the Elder
- Collections of the National Gallery, London
- Adoration of the Magi in art
