The Adoration of the Magi

The Adoration of the Magi

SK-C-1458

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.

Michiel Plomp, De vernieling van het altaar van Baäl', Bulletin van de Vereniging Rembrandt 18 (2008), nr. 2, p. 11.

painter: Pieter Aertsen, Amsterdam

c. 1560

olieverf op paneel

• weight 62 kg
• height 167.5 cm x width 180 cm

On loan from the Stichting Collectie P. en N. de Boer

Public domain

…; collection of the regents of the Deutzen-Hofje, Amsterdam, 1924;{Winkler 1924, p. 305.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1935-42 (inv. no. SK-C-1301); ? purchased by the dealer P. de Boer, Amsterdam;{Note RMA; on loan to the Koninklijk Kabinet van Schilderijen het Mauritshuis, until 1960.} on loan from the Stichting Collectie P. en N. de Boer, to the museum, 1960

Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

• Michiel Plomp, De vernieling van het altaar van Baäl', Bulletin van de Vereniging Rembrandt 18 (2008), nr. 2, p. 11.
• Pauline Kintz, 'Collectie : Een blik op Maria', Rijksmuseum Kunstkrant 32 (2006) 6, p. 20-23 (afb.).

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