The Adoration of the Magi
Geertgen tot Sint Jans Β· 1480
Why it's great
Three kings, in rich clothes of green, red and gold, kneel before the baby Jesus in front of a ruined stable. Geertgen tot Sint Jans painted it in about 1480, and the kings' faces are different from one another.
Where to see it
π RijksmuseumAmsterdam, Netherlands
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Geertgen tot Sint Jans was a Dutch painter who was born in Leiden around 1460 and lived in a monastery in Haarlem, where his name means Little Gerard of the Brothers of Saint John. He died young, in his late twenties, around 1490.


