Several artists around 1500 continued to paint in the tradition of the Flemish Primitives, including Colijn de Coter who was particularly indebted to the Master of Flémalle and Rogier van der Weyden. His output, which mainly consisted of altarpieces, plays an important role in the transition from tradition to innovation. While the style of his paintings tends to be rather archaic with monumental figures, de Coter combines this with more innovative elements, namely a simpler technique, a more accurate rendering of perspective and a more decorative and formal treatment of the subject of his paintings. This painting, which depicts The Adoration of the Magi, is one of the few works in Flanders by this important Brussels painter
| Artist |
Colijn de Coter
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| Title | The Adoration of the Magi |
| Period |
15th century
16th century |
| Location | Brussels TGN |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | inscription on the cloth behind the Virgin |
| Collection | paintings AAT |
| Object type | oil paintings (visual works) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1950-A |
| Acquisition credit |
gift
The Friends of the Museum Ghent 1950 |
| Current whereabouts | Work on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1950-A |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/119/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
25H landscapes Iconclass |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11F
the Virgin Mary
Iconclass
11F4211 Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child in front of her, standing in her lap (or in front of her bosom) Iconclass 11G angels Iconclass 11H(JOSEPH) the foster-father of Christ, Joseph of Nazareth, husband of Mary; possible attributes: flowering rod or wand, lily, carpenter's tools Iconclass 11Q71441 chalice Iconclass 25G1 plants (in general) Iconclass 25G11 groups of trees Iconclass 25G3 trees Iconclass 25H1 landscapes in the temperate zone Iconclass 25H113 (high) hill Iconclass 25H214 lake Iconclass 33A4 bringing gifts; exchanging gifts Iconclass 41A381 loggia, verandah, porch Iconclass 41A43(TILED FLOOR) floor-covering (TILED FLOOR) Iconclass 41D26511 gold-thread embroidery Iconclass 41D266 ornaments, jewels Iconclass 41D2666 diadem, tiara Iconclass 41D267 purse, money-bag Iconclass 46C11 road, path Iconclass 46C131 riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman Iconclass 46C13142 ass, donkey Iconclass 47I21111 ox Iconclass 73 New Testament Iconclass 73B2 adoration of the Christ-child ~ Christ's birth Iconclass 73B57 adoration of the kings: the Wise Men present their gifts to the Christ-child (gold, frankincense and myrrh) Iconclass 73B591 (later life of) Melchior, the bearded 'Asian' king Iconclass 73B592 (later life of) Caspar, the youthful 'European' king Iconclass 73B593 (later life of) Balthasar, the 'African' (negro) king Iconclass |
| School / Style |
Early Netherlandish
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Renaissance AAT |
| Colyn de Coter (Fonds Richard de Moor). - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.] |
| Degradation, conservation et restauration de l'oeuvre d'art / Roger Hendrik Marijnissen. - Bruxelles : Editions Arcade, 1967 (dl. 1, p. 477; dl. II, p. 72-73) |
| Early Netherlandish Painting / Max Julius Friedländer, Gerard Lemmens, Henri Pauwels. - Leyden : A.W. Sijthoff, 1967-1976 ; Brussels : La Connaissance, 1967-1976 (dl. 4, p. 84, nr. 103) |
| Colyn De Coter et la technique picturale des peintres flamands du XVe siècle / Catheline Perier-D'Ieteren. - Bruxelles : Lefebvre & Gillet, 1985 (p. 96-97, 209) |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent / Robert Hoozee. - Brussel : Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap, 1988 (p. 13, 16) |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : Catalogus schilderkunst ; Deel I: 14de - 18de eeuw ; Deel II: 19de - 20ste eeuw / Robert Hoozee, Johan De Smet, Bruno Fornari, Ruth Monteyne. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2007 (dl. I, p. 69 (ill.)) |
| Von Van Eyck bis Bruegel : Die frühen niederländischen Maler / Max Julius Friedländer. - Köln : Phaidon-Verlag, 1965 |
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