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Adoration of the Magi
Artist	Pieter Coecke van Aelst and workshop  (1502–1550)     Alternative names Pieter Cock van Aelst, Pieter Cock van Alost, Pieter Coecke van Alost, Pieter Kock van Aelst, Pieter Kock van Alost, Pieter Koecke van Aelst, Pieter Koecke van Alost Description Flemish architect, sculptor, painter and drawer Date of birth/death 14 August 1502  6 December 1550  Location of birth/death Aalst City of Brussels Work location City of Brussels (1517-1521), Italy (1527), Aalst (circa 1527 date QS:P,+1527-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 ), Bruges (circa 1527 date QS:P,+1527-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 ), Antwerp (1527), Constantinople, today Istanbul (1533-1534), Antwerp (1534) Authority file : Q434006 VIAF: 12575995 ISNI: 0000000080921854 ULAN: 500115332 LCCN: n82239449 WGA: c/coecke WorldCat
Title	Adoration of the Magi
Object type	painting
Genre	religious art
Description	English: "Wise men from the East," in the Gospel of Matthew's account of Christ's birth, saw a new star and, believing it to be a divine omen, came to honor the one marked for future greatness. Whether extraordinary appearances must be divinely ordained or could be random was a "hot" question in the 1600s. By the Renaissance, the youngest wise man had come to be depicted as an African. Pieter Coecke traveled to Constantinople (present-day Istanbul) in 1533 to work for the Turkish sultan. From this experience, he knew how to depict Near Easterners and Africans accurately.
Depicted people	Christ Child
Date	between 1540 and 1549 date QS:P571,+1540-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1540-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1549-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 (Renaissance era QS:P2348,Q4692 )
Medium	oil on panelmedium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q106857709,P518,Q861259
Dimensions	height: 100.3 cm (39.4 in); width: 137.1 cm (53.9 in) dimensions QS:P2048,100.3U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,137.1U174728
Collection	Walters Art Museum    Native name Walters Art Museum Location Baltimore, United States of America Coordinates 39° 17′ 48″ N, 76° 36′ 58″ W   Established 1934  Website thewalters.org Authority file : Q210081 VIAF: 128918374 ISNI: 000000040373611X ULAN: 500279110 LCCN: no00096900 GND: 16029354-6 WorldCat institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number	37.254
Place of creation	Brussels, Belgium
Object history	Elisabeth van Langenhove (patron) Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown] 1931: bequeathed to Walters Art Museum by Henry Walters
Credit line	Acquired by Henry Walters
Inscriptions	[Inscription] On frame notes that this piece was commissioned by Elisabeth van Langenhove
References	https://art.thewalters.org/detail/18300/adoration-of-the-magi-4/  Google Arts & Culture asset ID: yQHTeP1Qe4J_Qw  Walters Art Museum artwork ID: 18300
Source	Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artwork
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