Adoration of the Magi (Gerard David)
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| Adoration of the Magi |
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| Gerard David , around 1495/1505 |
| Oil on oak |
| 166.1 cm x 123.7 cm |
| Alte Pinakothek , Munich |
Adoration of the Magi is a painting by Gerard David that was created around 1495/1505. It was painted with oil paints on oak wood in the format H 166.1 × W 123.7 cm and shows the biblical scene Adoration of the Magi .
It was copied from a work by Hugo van der Goes ( Monforte Altar ( Fig. ) ).
The work is part of the permanent exhibition in the Alte Pinakothek (bought from a private collection in Paris in 1816).
The artist created further paintings with the motif around 1500 and 1515.