Adoration of the Magi

About the Artwork

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.

Exhibition history

The Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition: The Official Art Exhibit of the Great Lakes Exposition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 26-October 4, 1936). Five Centuries of German Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 12-December 13, 1936). The Silver Jubilee Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941).

Quick Overview

Artist: Konrad Laib (German)
Date: early 1440s
Medium: oil on panel
Dimensions: 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.)
Type: Painting
Classification: Painting
Department: Medieval Art
Credit line: Delia E. Holden and L. E. Holden Funds
Accession no.: 1936.18

Provenance

1926: E. Proehl, Amsterdam, Netherlands (A. S. Drey, Munich, Germnay and New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) 1936-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.