Triptych of the Adoration of the Magi with Nativity and Flight into Egypt on outer wings

Created in 1512, the Triptych of the Adoration of the Magi with Nativity and Flight into Egypt on outer wings is an oil-on-panel work attributed to the Master of the Von Groote Adoration. This artist is believed to have executed the piece after a design or original composition by Jan de Beer. The triptych is held within the Bavarian State Painting Collections, specifically located in the Electoral Gallery of the Alte Pinakothek in Munich.

The work measures 69 cm in height and 52 cm in width. No inventory or accession number is recorded in the available sources, and no exhibition history beyond its placement in the Alte Pinakothek's display is documented.

The triptych's later influence and reputation stem from its sophisticated composition and narrative depth, contributing to scholarly reassessments of the Master of the Von Groote Adoration as a figure bridging early Netherlandish traditions and emerging Renaissance motifs. Its inclusion in the Bavarian State Painting Collections at the Alte Pinakothek has cemented its status as an example of early 16th-century religious art, studied for its integration of the Nativity and Flight into Egypt scenes within a unified triptych structure.

Executed circa 1512 in Antwerp, this oil‑on‑panel triptych brings together three biblical episodes: the Nativity, the Rest on the Flight into Egypt, and the Adoration of the Magi. The central image concentrates on the infant Christ surrounded by worshippers, while the hinged wings present the journey to Egypt and the Magi’s tribute. The work is part of the collection of the Alte Pinakothek in Munich.

The work belongs to a period when Antwerp workshops produced complex multi‑panel altarpieces for devotional use. Its composition aligns with the city’s artistic trends that combined Gothic traditions with emerging Renaissance naturalism, situating the piece within the broader currents of Northern European religious art.