Artwork
Adoration of the Magi
Adoration of the Magi is an oil painting by Master of the Female Half-Lengths. It dates from 1525 and is held in the collection of the Museo del Prado.
About this work
Overview
The Adoration of the Magi is a 16th-century oil painting attributed to the Master of the Female Half-Lengths.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a scene of the Magi visiting the Christ child, featuring five figures in a setting of arches and a distant landscape. The figures are formally attired, with the child held by a woman.
Technique & Style
Executed in oil paint, the work focuses on the figures and their interactions, with a notable contrast between the foreground and background.
History & Provenance
Created around 1525, the painting is now held at the Museo del Prado.
Artist & collection
Artist
Master of the Female Half-Lengths
The Master of the Female Half-Lengths is a notname coined by the German art historian Max J.
Adoration of the Magi
Adoration of the Magi
Adoration of the Magi
Nativity (left panel), Adoration of the Magi (central panel), Rest on the Flight into Egypt (right panel)
Adoration of the Kings
Adoration of the Magi
Triptych:Adoration of the Magi
Anbetung der Könige
The Adoration of the Kings
Triptych of the Adoration of the Magi with Nativity and Flight into Egypt on outer wings
Adoration of the magi (centre)
Kaisheimer Altar: Beschneidung Christi