The Adoration of the Magi, Geertgen tot Sint Jans, from 1480 until 1485

The three magi represent three generations and the three continents known in the middle ages: europe, asia and africa. Object Type: painting. Genre: religious art. Date: from 1480 until 1485. Place of creation: Haarlem. Dimensions: height: 89.2 cm (35.1 in); width: 69.2 cm (27.2 in). Medium: oil on panel. Depicted People: biblical Magi, Virgin Mary, Christ Child, Melchior, Balthazar, Caspar. Collection: Rijksmuseum. Geertgen tot Sint Jans - Adoration of the Magi - Rijksmuseum