The Adoration of the Magi
Maker
Giovanni Baronzio (Artists)
op.1345 d. bef.1362 (Life dates)
op.1345 d. bef.1362 (Life dates)
Title
The Adoration of the Magi
Date of Production
c. 1325-50
Medium
tempera on on panel
Dimensions
Height: 45.5 cm (panel)
Width: 27.8 cm (panel)
Width: 27.8 cm (panel)
Accession Number
P.1966.GP.255
Mode of Acquisition
Gambier Parry, bequest, 1966
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
On display
Keywords
Label Text
Giovanni Baronzio was one of the outstanding painters in Rimini, on the east coast of Italy, where Byzantine art was influential. Byzantine artists typically based the size of the figures on their importance in the story represented, as in this work.
Scenes from Jesus’s birth unfold along the mountain path. At the bottom, Joseph watches midwives bathing the infant Christ. Although not included in the Bible, this episode served to remind viewers that Jesus was human as well as divine.
Scenes from Jesus’s birth unfold along the mountain path. At the bottom, Joseph watches midwives bathing the infant Christ. Although not included in the Bible, this episode served to remind viewers that Jesus was human as well as divine.
Provenance
Purchased by Thomas Gambier Parry before November 1860; by descent to Mark Gambier-Parry; Gambier-Parry Bequest, 1966
Exhibition History
The Courtauld at the National Gallery, National Gallery, London, 27/03/2019-05/08/2019
Giovanni da Rimini: An Early 14th Century Masterpiece Reunited, National Gallery, London, 14/06/2017-08/10/2017
The Gambier-Parry Collection, The Courtauld Institute of Art, London
Giovanni da Rimini: An Early 14th Century Masterpiece Reunited, National Gallery, London, 14/06/2017-08/10/2017
The Gambier-Parry Collection, The Courtauld Institute of Art, London
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