Adoration of the Magi
Adorazione dei Magi. Il Redentore, i Profeti Isaia e David (nelle cuspidi) 1420 circa
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Details
- Artist
- Lorenzo Monaco
- Date
- 1420
- Medium
- tempera; structural wood
- Holding institution
- Uffizi Gallery
- Palette
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- Image provider
- wikimedia-commons
- License
- Public domain
- Credit
- Uffizi Gallery
Art Genome Taxonomy
9 tags
Subject Matter
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Bible Story Metadata · 99%
The catalog title identifies the subject as the Adoration of the Magi, a Christian biblical narrative.
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Deities and Holy Figures Both · 99%
The catalog identifies the Redeemer and the prophets Isaiah and David in the upper cusps; the image also visibly shows the Virgin, Christ Child, angels, and other haloed sacred figures.
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Animals Visual · 96%
The procession visibly includes several horses, a dog, and an ox or donkey near the Nativity setting.
Visual Qualities
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Highly Ornamented Visual · 98%
The panel contains numerous ornamental details, including halos, patterned garments, elaborate costumes, architectural decoration, and inscribed scrolls.
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Bright and Vivid Colors Visual · 97%
Saturated pink, red, blue, green, orange, and yellow garments stand out against a luminous gold-toned ground.
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Dense Composition Visual · 97%
Numerous figures, animals, architectural forms, and landscape elements are compressed into a broad horizontal scene.
Medium and Techniques
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Painting Both · 99%
The catalog classifies the work as a painting, and the image visibly presents a painted, framed panel.
Time Periods
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15th Century Art Metadata · 100%
The catalog dates the work to 1420.
Materials
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Wood Metadata · 98%
The catalog specifies structural wood as part of the work’s medium and construction.
Source & rights
Lorenzo Monaco. Own work by Campocorvino
High-resolution sources
- Original image ↗ 3,410 × 3,033 · Wikimedia Commons · Availability not yet probed