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The Adoration of the Magi
As recounted in the Gospel of Matthew, the three kings journeyed from the east following a star to seek out the king of the Jews at Bethlehem. Representing different ages, races, and continents – Europe, Africa, and Asia – their homage to Christ symbolises the submission of the temporal powers to the authority of the Church. Their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh, were interpreted as symbols…
Creator
Type of item
- paintings (visual works)
- http://udcdata.info/065280
- Visual Works (hierarchy name)
- Visual arts
Creator
Type of item
- paintings (visual works)
- http://udcdata.info/065280
- Visual Works (hierarchy name)
- Visual arts
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Nationalmuseum, Sweden
Creation date
- 1630/1634
- 1630/1634
Provenance
- Gift of Adolf Tersmeden 1914
Identifier
- NM 1792
- 18796
Extent
- Mått 175 x 172 cm
Format
- Oil on canvas
- Oil painting
Providing country
- Sweden
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2017-01-11T14:09:12.387Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2017-01-11T14:26:42.737Z