The Adoration of the Magi, Geertgen tot Sint Jans, 1480s

On the right the holy family in front of the stable in a ruin. On the left the three magi with their gifts. In the background the retinue of each of the three magi. 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: 1480s. Place of creation: Haarlem. Dimensions: height: 91.6 cm (36 in) ; width: 71.8 cm (28.2 in). Medium: oil on panel. Depicted People: biblical Magi, Virgin Mary, Christ Child, Melchior, Balthazar, Caspar. Collection: Rijksmuseum. Geertgen tot St. Jans - De aanbidding van de koningen - Rijksmuseum SK-A-2150