Adoration of the Magi,

um 1495/1505

Material / Technology / Carrier

Eichenholz

Dimensions of the object

123,7 x 166,1 cm

Displayed

AP OG Saal IV

Department

Early Netherlandish Painting

Genre

Painting

Inventory number

715

Acquisition

1816 aus einer Pariser Privatsammlung erworben

Stock

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München

Citation

Gerard David, Die Anbetung der Könige (Kopie nach Hugo van der Goes), um 1495/1505, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/jWLpO9XxKY (Last updated on 24.08.2023)

The Magi, as worldly representatives, keep a respectful distance from the sacred scene. Only a sheaf of grain cuts into this space—a symbolic reference to the Eucharist, conveying the sacrament between god and mankind. Gerard David adhered closely to a composition by Hugo van der Goes that has since been lost—a copy of which, however, can be seen in Berlin (Gemäldegalerie /SMPK). The details were transferred from the original using the pouncing method.