The three wise men approach the manger where joseph and the virgin are holding christ on her knees. Before them kneels one of the kings represented as charles vii, on a fleur-de-lys carpet, a hat at his feet and surrounded by armed guards. In the background is a battle near a castle, overlooked by a star. This miniature illustrated the beginning of the extract from the gospel according to saint matthew in the book of hours. Object Type: book of hours, illuminated manuscript. Genre: religious art. Date: circa 1452-1460. Place of creation: Tours. Dimensions: 21 × 15 cm (8.2 × 5.9 in). Medium: illumination on parchment. Collection: Condé Museum. L'Adoration des mages, Heures d'Étienne Chevalier
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