Austria, Salzburg, 15th Century / The Adoration of the Magi / c. 1424

Austria, Salzburg, 15th Century
The Adoration of the Magi
c. 1424
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Creator Nationality: European; Central European; Austrian; Salzburgian
Creator Name-CRT: Austria, Salzburg, 15th Century
Title: The Adoration of the Magi
Title Type: Primary
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1419
Creation End Date: 1429
Creation Date: c. 1424
Object Type: Paintings
Classification Term: Painting
Materials and Techniques: tempera and gold on wood (oak)
Dimensions: Overall: 49.7cm x 77.2cm, Unframed: 39cm x 31.7cm
AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 1941.68.a
Credit Line: Delia E. Holden and L. E. Holden Funds
Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html
Provenance: Baron Kuffner, Castle Diózeg, Hungary (1905). (Paul Drey, New York).
Context:

This small winged altarpiece or triptych was made for private use. The donor and his wife are shown in the lower central scene kneeling before the Virgin, her mother St. Anne, and the Christ Child. Above this is the Epiphany with the three kings presenting treasures to a tightly swaddled Christ.

Center above, Adoration of the Magi, Center below, the donor and his wife adoring the group of St. Anne, the Virgin and the Christ child.

AMICA ID: CMA_.1941.68.a
AMICA Library Year: 2002
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art

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