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Adoration of the Magi

early 1440s

Konrad Laib

(German)
Culture
Germany, born Ensingen, active Austria, 15th century
Medium
oil on panel
Measurements
Image: 98 x 61.6 cm (38 9/16 x 24 1/4 in.); Framed: 111 x 75 x 7.5 cm (43 11/16 x 29 1/2 x 2 15/16 in.); Unframed: 100.2 x 64 cm (39 7/16 x 25 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Delia E. Holden and L. E. Holden Funds 1936.18
Public Domain
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Location
111 German and Austrian Gothic
Print
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Did You Know?

A companion piece to this one is in the Freising Seminary in Germany and depicts the Nativity.

Description

Laib was a German painter who spent most of his career in Austria. Proof that he came to Salzburg at an early age is suggested by the stylistic affinity of many of his works with Salzburg painting, including this one.
A vertically oriented oil painting depicts figures with light skin tones. To our right, Mary sits in a dark blue robe with a golden halo, holding the nude infant Christ. He reaches into a box of gold coins held by a kneeling, white-bearded man in yellow. Two Magi stand at left in patterned green and red robes. Above, four black birds perch on a wooden stable roof set against a shimmering gold background.

Adoration of the Magi

early 1440s

Konrad Laib

(German)
Germany, born Ensingen, active Austria, 15th century

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