The theme of The Adoration of the Magi comes from the gospel of St Matthew. However, the presentation of the wise men as kings is a later development in Christian tradition and became widespread from the twelfth century onwards. The gifts offered by the wise men have a symbolic meaning: gold refers to Christ’s kingship, myrrh to his human nature and incense to his divine nature. The Master of the Prelate Mur belonged to the school of Aragon and worked as a painter around the middle of the fifteenth century. The use of gold relief, which was very typical of earlier Spanish panel painting, is limited here to the goblets the magi present as gifts and a few decorative motifs on the clothing.
| Artist |
Master of the Prelate Mur
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| Title | The Adoration of the Magi |
| Period | 15th century |
| Location | Aragon TGN |
| Collection | paintings AAT |
| Object type | oil paintings (visual works) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1903-E |
| Acquisition credit |
gift
The Friends of the Museum Ghent 1903 |
| Current whereabouts | Work on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1903-E |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/338/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
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religious symbolism
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300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11F
the Virgin Mary
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11F4211 Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child in front of her, standing in her lap (or in front of her bosom) 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 25F animals Iconclass 25F2 mammals Iconclass 25G3 trees Iconclass 25H1 landscapes in the temperate zone Iconclass 25H113 (high) hill Iconclass 33A4 bringing gifts; exchanging gifts Iconclass 41D26511 gold-thread embroidery Iconclass 41D266 ornaments, jewels Iconclass 41D2666 diadem, tiara Iconclass 45B the soldier; the soldier's life Iconclass 46C11 road, path Iconclass 46C13141 horse Iconclass 46C13142 ass, donkey Iconclass 47I21111 ox Iconclass 47I2271 stall, stable Iconclass 61E(JERUSALEM) names of cities and villages (JERUSALEM) Iconclass 73 New Testament Iconclass 73B2 adoration of the Christ-child ~ Christ's birth Iconclass 73B55 the star appears again and guides the three Wise Men to Bethlehem 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 | Spanish School |
| Museum van Schoone Kunsten : Catalogus ; Oude Meesters, Schilderstukken, teekeningen, plaatsneden (met geschiedkundig overzicht) / Maurice Dupuis, Georges Charles Nicolas Marie Hulin de Loo, Fritz Van Loo. - Gent : Drukkerij F. De Vos, 1938 ; Gent : Stad Gent, 1938 (p. 142) |
| Tableau de l'école Espagnole en Belgique / Pierre Bautier. - [s.l.]. - [s.n.]. - [s.a.]. - [s.l.]. - [s.n.]. - 1943 (p. 7) |
| Meester van de prelaat Dalmacio de Mur / Henri Pauwels. - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.] (p. 32-33) |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent / Robert Hoozee. - Brussel : Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap, 1988 (p. 13) |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent = Museum of Fine Arts Ghent / Claudie De Guillebon, Jacques Ostier, Robert Hoozee, Monique Tahon-Vanroose. - Parijs : Association des Amis de "Musées 2000", 1989 (p. 62 (ill. 96)) |
| 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. 126-127 (ill.)) |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : De collectie (tentoonstelling vanaf 21 maart 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2021 |
| Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand : La Collection (exposition dès le 21 mars 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Gand : Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand, 2021 |
| Museum of Fine Arts Ghent : The Collection (exhibition opened on March 21th 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Ghent : Museum of Fine Arts Ghent, 2021 |
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