The Adoration of the Magi
Geertgen tot Sint Jans
Geertgen tot Sint Jans
1460–1490
Geertgen tot Sint Jans, also known as Geertgen van Haarlem, Gerrit van Haarlem, Gerrit Gerritsz, Gheertgen, Geerrit, Gheerrit, or any other diminutive form of Gerald, was an Early Netherlandish painter from the northern Low Countries in the Holy Roman Empire. No contemporary documentation of his life has been traced, and the earliest published account of his life and work is from 1604, in Karel van Mander's Schilder-boeck.
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The Adoration of the Magi
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The Adoration of the Magi
Geertgen tot Sint Jans
The Cleveland Museum of Art
The Adoration of the Magi, also known as the Adoration of the Kings or the Visitation of the Wise Men, is the name traditionally given to a popular subject in the Nativity of Jesus in art. In these depictions, three Magi (traditionally represented as kings, especially in the West), having found Jesus by following a star, lay before him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh, and worship him. The scene originates from the Biblical account in Matthew 2:11: "On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother; and they knelt down and paid him homage.
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Like most painters of his time, he painted with oil paint on wood panels. His paintings depict scenes derived from the New Testament and belong to the early Dutch School. Some of his paintings were destroyed during the Reformation. Around twelve surviving paintings are attributed to him (see below), with others believed to be copies by others of lost originals by him. Painting at that time was a trade to which one entered by apprenticeship at a young age in an established workshop.
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