Art and Art History Collection (Saskia)

The Adoration of the Magi (detail)

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Publisher

Saskia, Ltd., Cultural Documentation

Abstract

Gentile da Fabriano's painting is not a geometrically constructed composition. It should be read as if it were the text of a tale, beginning at the top left corner. If we follow the King;s course among sloping hills and cultivated fields we can see how they march into Jerusalem.

Keywords

Florence, Italy, Florence, Italy (Church of Santa Trinita), Style: Italian Gothic, School: Gothic, Movement: Gothic, Florentine, Painting;, Painting

Alt Text

A painting depicting a fortified city on a hill with various buildings and towers, surrounded by greenery and a smaller structure in the foreground. The scene includes rolling hills and a distant body of water under a blue sky.

Geographic Location

Florence (Italy); Florence (Italy) (Church of Santa Trinita)

Rights

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Media Type

Paintings; Pictures

Identifier

A01-LIF1059

The Adoration of the Magi (detail)

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