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The Adoration of the Magi
The Gospel of Luke recounts how some shepherds, informed by an angel of the birth of the Saviour, arrive at the manger in Bethlehem to joyfully adore the newborn. The scene shows the Holy Family and the shepherds, but also the legendary shepherdesses who brought gifts of eggs and milk. Jordaens’ encounter with Caravaggio’s Madonna of the Rosary in the Dominican church at Antwerp may have inspired …
Creator
Type of item
- Visual arts
- paintings (visual works)
- http://udcdata.info/065280
- Visual Works (hierarchy name)
Creator
Type of item
- Visual arts
- paintings (visual works)
- http://udcdata.info/065280
- Visual Works (hierarchy name)
Providing institution
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Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Nationalmuseum, Sweden
Creation date
- 1618
- 1618
Provenance
- Transferred 1866 from Kongl. Museum
Identifier
- NM 488
- 17491
Extent
- Mått 124 x 93 cm
Format
- Oil on wood
Year
- 1618
Providing country
- Sweden
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2017-01-11T14:08:50.491Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2017-01-11T14:26:21.227Z