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The Meeting of the Three Kings with David and Isaiah

The Meeting of the Three Kings with David and Isaiah






Date : approx. between 1460 and 1480

Material : Tempera on canvas, Gold sheet
J. Paul Getty Museum
European Paintings 1400-1500
North Pavilion
First Floor - Section N202
Item 9 on 13
European Painting
Painting

Area related
Neitherlands

Description   

This panel originally formed part of an altarpiece wing. This scene illustrates an episode from the story of the three kings. High in the mountains, Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar observe the star that will lead them to Bethlehem. Below, the prophets David and Isaiah hold scrolls predicting the Kings' worship of the Christ child. The joyful celebration of the kings proclaims the unification of mankind at the birth of Jesus.
Item(s) related   
J. Paul Getty Museum :
European Paintings 1400-1500
The Assumption of the Virgin
Thème historique
Virgin et Master of the Saint Bartholomew Altarpiece
approx. from 1460 to 1480
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The Meeting of the Three Kings with David and Isaiah
Maître du retable de saint Bartholomée
David
Isaïe
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