Jan de Beer

The Adoration of the Magi

Maker

Circle of Jan de Beer (Flemish, ca. 1475-1528)

Title

The Adoration of the Magi

Year

ca. 1510

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

heightening

Supports

Dimensions

33.8 x 26.8 cm (13 5/16 x 10 9/16 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum purchase: gift of the Museum Associates

Object Number

61.090

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

Design and Description
Renaissance and Baroque Drawings
Jan 27, 2006 – Apr 09, 2006

Label copy

Jan de Beer was an Antwerp Mannerist, a name given to a group of artists working in a common style in Antwerp in the early 16th century, who catered to a clientele interested in richly ornamental clothing, luxurious interiors, and fanciful architectural settings. The subject of the Adoration of the Magi was very popular with these middle-class merchant patrons, who may have identified with the story of the traveling Wise Men. The drawing was probably a finished product for the market.

Old Master Drawings
Sep 02, 1983 – Oct 16, 1983
Recent Accessions
May 23, 1962 – Jun 24, 1962

Image use

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Tombstone

Circle of Jan de Beer (Flemish, ca. 1475-1528)
The Adoration of the Magi, ca. 1510
Pen and brown ink and white opaque watercolor on laid olive-brown prepared paper
33.8 x 26.8 cm (13 5/16 x 10 9/16 inches)
Museum purchase: gift of the Museum Associates 61.090

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