Die Anbetung der Könige (Kopie nach Hugo van der Goes)
Gerard David (1460-1523)

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

um 1495/1505
Material / Technology / Carrier
Eichenholz
Dimensions of the object
123,7 x 166,1 cm
Displayed
AP OG Saal IV
Genre
Malerei
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.

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