The adoration of the magi

The Adoration of the Magi was a favorite theme of the Antwerp Mannerists. Antwerp Mannerism emerged in the first quarter of the sixteenth century, and is characterized by its flamboyant and theatrical style

A document from July 1481 states that Leonardo da Vinci had received a commission from the Augustinian monks to paint a panel for the high altar in the church of San Donato in Scopeto, outside Florence’s city walls.

The Adoration of the Magi// Epiphany // c. 1508/1519 //Juan de Flandes//©National Gallery of Art// "...and on entering the house they saw the child with Mary his mother.They prostrated themselves and did him homage.Then they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold,frankincense,and myrrh."_Matthew 2:11 / "Caravans of camels shall cover you,dromedaries of Midian and Ephah;All from Sheba shall come bearing gold and frankincense,and heralding the praises of the LORD."_ Isaiah 60:6

Domingos Antonio de Sequeira - The Adoration of the Magi (detail), 1828

Adoration of the Magi, Online Art Gallery

Jacob Jordaens, Mozes en zijn Ethiopische vrouw. 1650; olieverf op doek Rubenshuis, Antwerpen Collectiebeleid. (Nederlandse versie hier) Over the centuries the Bible has been translated and retrans…

François Lemoyne - The Adoration of the Magi - BF.1989.4 - Museum of Fine Arts - Categoría: Pinturas de François Lemoyne - Wikimedia Commons

Leonardo da Vinci’s celebrated Adoration of the Magi, painted in 1481 in the artist’s early years, has finally come home. After six years undergoing