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The Adoration of the Magi

Maker

Giovanni Baronzio (Artists)
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)

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

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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.

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

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