Circle of Jan de Beer

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.