16th Century Adoration of the Shepherds Painting Oil on Copper by Carnevale

17th century Mystical marriage of Saint Catherine Measures: Oil on canvas, 98 x 81 cm - with frame 119 x 102 cm The scene represents the mystical marriage between Catherine of A...

17th century, Emilian school, Pamigianino painter Rest on the flight to Egypt Oil on panel, 46 x 39 cm - with frame 55.5 x 48.5 cm The wor...

17th century, Emilian school Rest on the flight to Egypt Oil on canvas, 42 x 33 cm Frame 65 x 55 cm The present Holy Family, ...

17th century, Flemish School Adoration of the Magi Oil on copper, diam. 19.5 cm Framed 35.3 x 35.3 cm Engraved on the back in seventeenth-century calligraphy "Fiamingo" Vivid wo...

Beautiful Flemish 17th century oil on canvas painting depicting the adoration of the magi. Vivid color and wonderful quality of pa...

This 18th century Italian painting captures one of the most iconic biblical moments: the Adoration of the Magi. The mysterious travelers kneel in reverence before the Infant Jesus, ...

This 18th-century Flemish oil on wood painting depicts the moment of adoration of the Child Jesus, in the loving arms of the Virgin Mary. Kneeling at their feet is the young Saint J...

Frans Franken III and aid, Adoration of the Magi Good condition The oil painting on wood, with a gold background, depicts an Adoration of the Magi. The Magi are dressed in sumptuous silk and brocade dresses; they wear precious hats and jewelery. The richness of their garments is in contrast with the humility of the Holy Family and of the other characters who, around curious, observe the scene. The hut is simple, made of wood and straw: above it shines the Comet, symbol of the divine event. In the distance, a group of wayfarers walk along a path that is lost on the horizon, blending into the gold of the bottom. The representation proposes a traditional iconography, in which the painter inserts some details that he lends himself to symbolic interpretations. Among these is the appearance of the Magi, who from the XIVth century differs iconographically: the wise astronomers represent the homage to Jesus of the then known parts of the world, namely Africa, Asia and Europe. To the right of the Magi, in the foreground, sits a monkey, considered a demonic creature and a symbol of lies and sin. It is depicted on the sidelines, as a defeat, next to a fragment of a classical column: ruin alludes to the end of paganism, of the old world that collapses with the advent of the new one, marked by the birth of Christ and liberation from the Original Sin. On the ruins he climbs the ivy, symbol of the immortality of the soul. The work is attributable to the workshop of the Flemish painter Frans Francken III...