Adoration of the Magi
1482
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1482
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
You see Mary holding baby Jesus under a thatched roof while three kings kneel, offering gifts. Schongauer packed the scene with tiny figures—servants, horses, even a monkey—all crammed into a small space. The detail is so fine you can count the links in a chain or the folds in a turban. Look up *chiaroscuro* next—how artists use light and shadow to shape faces and drapery.
