The Adoration of the Magi is a 1624 oil on canvas painting by Peter Paul Rubens, measuring 447 cm by 336 cm. It was commissioned by Matthæus Yrsselius, abbot of St. Michael's Abbey, Antwerp, as an altarpiece, and paid for in two instalments of 750 guilders each in 1624 and 1626. The Virgin Mary is thought to have been modelled on Rubens' first wife Isabella Brant. The painting is now in the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp.
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The Adoration of the Magi is a 1624 oil on canvas painting by Peter Paul Rubens, measuring 447 cm by 336 cm. It was commissioned by Matthæus Yrsselius, abbot of St. Michael's Abbey, Antwerp, as an altarpiece, and paid for in two instalments of 750 guilders each in 1624 and 1626. [1] The Virgin Mary is thought to have been modelled on Rubens ...
The subject offered the Counter-Reformation artist the chance to depict the richest worldly panoply, rich textiles, exotic turbans and other incidents, with a range of human types caught up in a dramatic action that expressed the humbling of the world before the Church, embodied in Madonna and child. The most notable include:
Peter Paul Rubens, The Adoration of the Magi, 1624–25, oil on panel, 447 x 336 cm (originally the altarpiece for Saint Michael’s Abbey, Antwerp, now Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp). Speakers: Dr. Koen Bulckens, Curator, 16th- and 17th-Century Art, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp and Dr. Steven Zucker
Feb 1, 2025 · A Visitor looks at The Adoration of the Magi, painted by Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens, which is scheduled to be restored in the future at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp, Belgium, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025.
In 1609, Rubens became Court Painter to the Spanish governors of the Netherlands, the Archdukes Albert and Isabella. From this time until 1622 he received many commissions for churches in Brussels and Antwerp, part of the substantial programme of church building and restoration undertaken during the 12-year truce in the war between Spain and ...
Lost in the shadows in the middle of the crowd, a young boy carries myrrh and looks out at us. There are strong and contrasting colors, textural effects and a dense composition. Using diagonals and arabesques that tie together figures and planes, Rubens has created here a composition with a Baroque inspiration.
Peter Paul Rubens presents the biblical scene here in the manner of an opera performance, with monumental characters and Baroque spaces. It was perfect for the altarpiece’s original location: the church of St Michael’s Abbey in Antwerp. Rubens finished the …
Peter Paul Rubens 1577 – 1640. The Adoration of the Magi (1624) oil on panel (447 × 336 cm) — 1624 Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp. Peter Paul Rubens biography. This work is linked to Matthew 2:11. The central figure is one of the Magi, kneeling before …
The Mechelen Adoration is the first of many compositions devoted to this theme for which Rubens employed a vertical format. In the triptych, the Virgin wears a white mantle over a blue gown with scarlet sleeves; a close variant of this attire may be seen in the present sketch.
With its vivid colors, the effects of the materials, and a dense composition based on diagonals and arabesques linking characters and planes, this work by Rubens is inspired by the Baroque. The...
