Christ and the Adulteress
(1559)
Pieter Aertsen
(Amsterdam, 1508 - 1575)
John 8:9
Adoration of the Magi by Pieter Aertsen
- Created
- c. 1560
- Dimension
- 168cm × 179cm
- Method
- oil on panel
- Passage
- Matthew 2:1-12
- Housed at
- Rijksmuseum Museumstraat 1, Amsterdam
This altarpiece, which originally had two wings, is dedicated to the adoration of the newborn baby Jesus by the three magi, each of whom was represented on one of the panels. This centre panel depicts only the oldest king
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