Adoration of the Magi. Alternative title: De aanbidding van de Wijzen RKDimage, Kunstwerknummer 29330, 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: 89.2 × 69.2 cm (35.1 × 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 (Melchior)