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Description: | The Virgin appears three-quarter length at the centre of the compressed composition, framed by a cloth of honour. She presents the naked infant on a white cloth, perhaps a reference to the sacrament of the Eucharist. To the left, the oldest of the Magi kneels to worship the child. Joseph appears to the right of the composition, cap in hand. Behind him are the ox and ass, and an abbreviated landscape background framed by the rudimentary structure of the stable. In the distance are mounted figures and camels, perhaps the entourage of the Magi, with the star above. | Subjects: | ass); religion (adoration of the Magi horse Holy family St Joseph); landscape Epiphany ox animal (camel Virgin and Child | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Goes, Hugo van der (early Netherlandish painter, ca.1440-1482) Æ Attributed to circle of | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8355... | Go to resource |
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