Artwork
Kongernes tilbedelse
Kongernes tilbedelse is an oil painting. It is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
The painting portrays the adoration of the Magi, showing Mary with the infant Christ Child, Joseph, and the visiting Biblical Magi. It is classified as a religious work painted in oil on canvas, reflecting a traditional devotional subject within Christian iconography.
Technique & Style
The work is an oil painting executed on canvas, measuring approximately 169.9 cm in height by 117.1 cm in width. The composition centres on the adoration of the Magi, featuring Mary, the Christ Child, Joseph, and the Biblical Magi. The handling of light emphasizes the sacred moment, while the arrangement of figures follows the formal conventions of the religious genre.
History & Provenance
Kongernes tilbedelse (The Adoration of the Kings) is an oil on canvas depicting the adoration of the Magi, with Mary, the Christ Child, Joseph, and the Biblical Magi. It is held in the permanent collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen under the accession number KMSstroe12. The artist is unrecorded in the available sources, and no exhibition history is documented.
Overview
To the right, a crowned man and a woman in a hooded cloak are positioned near a bearded figure reclining on a bed covered with a striped blanket.
Kongernes tilbedelse is an oil painting that depicts a small group of figures gathered in a dimly illuminated interior. Central to the scene is a woman cradling a young child, while an older man stands behind them. To the right, a crowned man and a woman in a hooded cloak are positioned near a bearded figure reclining on a bed covered with a striped blanket. All participants wear simple, draped robes.
Artist & collection
