Die Anbetung der Könige (Kopie nach Hugo van der Goes)

David took the orientation of his work from a composition from Hugo van der Goes, which today no longer exists. The Kings reverently approach the new born Child and his Mother. In contrast to van der Weyden's Columba altarpiece, here they maintain a certain distance. This divides the composition into two halves, which are however connected through the use of sheaves of grain in the foreground, symbolizing the sacrament of the Eucharist that joins God and His people.