Adoration of the magi

Giotto (born 1266 or 1267-died 1337)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
ca. 1320
Height:
45.1 cm  (17 3/4 in.)
Width:
43.8 cm  (17 1/4 in.)
Technique / Medium:
tempera and gold on wood
School:
Florentine

Description

In front on the right side the three kings (one of them kneeling and lifting the child Jesus from the trough), on the left side Joseph; in the center Mary lying, above her four angels; on Mary's right side two shepherds, one of them holding a bagpipe (only bag and chanter visible).

People as subjects

Jesus Christ
St. Mary (Blessed Virgin)
St. Joseph (born late 1st century BCE, died 1st century CE)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Bagpipe [3746]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

3674