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One of Jan van Scorel’s earliest known works, this image of three kings from distant lands paying tribute to the newborn Jesus incorporates elements of northern and southern European visual traditions. The refined landscape, intricate costumes, and individualized faces of the figures attest to lessons the artist likely learned from his Netherlandish predecessors. The elaborate architectural carvings, on the other hand, recall ancient Roman wall decoration. Van Scorel likely made this work while traveling to study in Italy: the panel on which it is painted is made of fir, a wood rarely used in the Low Countries but one he might have encountered on his way across the Alps. Van Scorel was praised by the first biographer of Netherlandish artists as the “lantern bearer” who brought the Italian Renaissance style back to Northern Europe.
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| Medium | oil paint (paint) |
| Dimensions | 55 × 44 Cm |
| Tags | Virgin and child/Madonna and childarchitechturebiblicalChristian subjectsChristianityholy familyhorseskingslandscapelandscape architecturelandscapesMadonna and Childmensoldiers |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
Timeline
Chain of custody, exhibitions, and verification milestones synced from the provenance service.
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Molly Faries, “Technical Studies in Early Netherlandish Painting: A Critical Overview of Recent Developments,” in Recent Developments in the Technical Examination of Early Netherlandish Painting: Methodology, Limitations, Perspectives, ed. ...
Molly Faries, “Technical Studies in Early Netherlandish Painting: A Critical Overview of Recent Developments,” in Recent Developments in the Technical Examination of Early Netherlandish Painting: Methodology, Limitations, Perspectives, ed. Molly Faries and Ron Spronk, Cambridge, Mass., and Turnhout, 2003, p. 16.
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Molly Faries, “Another New Early Jan van Scorel,” in Polyptiek: Een veelluik van Groninger bijdragen aan de kunstgeschiedenis, ed. Henk Th. van Veen et al., Zwolle, 2002, pp. 42, 46–47, 221–22.
Molly Faries, “Another New Early Jan van Scorel,” in Polyptiek: Een veelluik van Groninger bijdragen aan de kunstgeschiedenis, ed. Henk Th. van Veen et al., Zwolle, 2002, pp. 42, 46–47, 221–22.
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G. J. Hoogewerff, De Noord-Nederlandsche Schilderkunst, vol. 3, The Hague, 1939, pp. 119–20.
G. J. Hoogewerff, De Noord-Nederlandsche Schilderkunst, vol. 3, The Hague, 1939, pp. 119–20.
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exhibition
Art Institute of Chicago, The Christmas Story in Art, 1938–39, no cat.
Art Institute of Chicago, The Christmas Story in Art, 1938–39, no cat.
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Max J. Friedländer, Die altniederländische Malerei, vol. 12, Berlin and Leiden, 1935, pp. 110, 195, no. 256, pl. 52; rev. English ed., Early Netherlandish Painting, vol. 12, Brussels and Leiden, 1975, pp. 59, 116, no. 256, pl. 143.
Max J. Friedländer, Die altniederländische Malerei, vol. 12, Berlin and Leiden, 1935, pp. 110, 195, no. 256, pl. 52; rev. English ed., Early Netherlandish Painting, vol. 12, Brussels and Leiden, 1975, pp. 59, 116, no. 256, pl. 143.
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sold to the Art Institute, 1935.
sold to the Art Institute, 1935.
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Walter Cohen, “Die Madonna mit musizierenden Engeln von Jakob Cornelisz und einige andere Gemälde des Meisters,” Pantheon 5
Walter Cohen, “Die Madonna mit musizierenden Engeln von Jakob Cornelisz und einige andere Gemälde des Meisters,” Pantheon 5 (1930), pp. 106, 108 (ill.).
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H. W. Hupp, “Jubiläumsausstellung des Kunstvereins für die Rheinlande und Westfalen: Alte Malerei aus Privatbesitz,” Pantheon 4
H. W. Hupp, “Jubiläumsausstellung des Kunstvereins für die Rheinlande und Westfalen: Alte Malerei aus Privatbesitz,” Pantheon 4 (1929), p. 340.
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Kurt Steinbart, “Nachlese im Werke des Jacob Cornelisz,” Marburger Jahrbuch für Kunstwissenschaft 5
Kurt Steinbart, “Nachlese im Werke des Jacob Cornelisz,” Marburger Jahrbuch für Kunstwissenschaft 5 (1929), pp. 234–36, 257, fig. 48.
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exhibition
Düsseldorf, Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Alte Malerei aus Privatbesitz, 1929, cat. 18.
Düsseldorf, Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Alte Malerei aus Privatbesitz, 1929, cat. 18.
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sold, Frederick Muller, Amsterdam, November 17–20, 1925, no....
sold, Frederick Muller, Amsterdam, November 17–20, 1925, no. 47. Dr. Tietje, Amsterdam, by 1929 [lent by him to 1929 exhibition]. Paul Cassirer and Co., Amsterdam
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Max J. Friedländer, review of Kurt Steinbart, Die Tafelgemälde des Jakob Cornelisz van Amsterdam, in Kunstchronik und Kunstmarkt 31/32
Max J. Friedländer, review of Kurt Steinbart, Die Tafelgemälde des Jakob Cornelisz van Amsterdam, in Kunstchronik und Kunstmarkt 31/32 (1923), pp. 605–06.
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Probably a member of the Khuen von Belasy family [based on the coats of arms formerly on the picture]....
Probably a member of the Khuen von Belasy family [based on the coats of arms formerly on the picture]. Von Ferstel collection, Vienna, until 1920 [according to Friedländer 1923, p. 606]. Camillo Castiglioni, Vienna, from 1920
Thu
12
Feb
exhibition
Art Institute of Chicago, On the Road to Italy: Early Paintings by Dutch Renaissance Master Jan van Scorel, 1998, no cat.
Art Institute of Chicago, On the Road to Italy: Early Paintings by Dutch Renaissance Master Jan van Scorel, 1998, no cat.
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Molly Faries and Martha Wolff, “Landscape in the Early Paintings of Jan van Scorel,” Burl. Mag. 138
Molly Faries and Martha Wolff, “Landscape in the Early Paintings of Jan van Scorel,” Burl. Mag. 138 (1996), pp. 728–731, 733, fig. 13.
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Feb
exhibition
Art Institute of Chicago, Glad Tidings of Great Joy, 1994–95, no cat.
Art Institute of Chicago, Glad Tidings of Great Joy, 1994–95, no cat.
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Art Institute of Chicago, Glad Tidings of Great Joy, Chicago, 1993, pp. 30–31, 39
Art Institute of Chicago, Glad Tidings of Great Joy, Chicago, 1993, pp. 30–31, 39 (ill.).
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Jane L. Carroll, “The Paintings of Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostsanen
Jane L. Carroll, “The Paintings of Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostsanen (1472–1533),” Ph.D. diss., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1987 (Ann Arbor, Mich., University Microfilms, 1988), pp. 398–400, cat. A1, fig. 97.
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Peter C. Sutton, A Guide to Dutch Art in America, Washington, D.C., and Grand Rapids, Mich., 1986, p. 49.
Peter C. Sutton, A Guide to Dutch Art in America, Washington, D.C., and Grand Rapids, Mich., 1986, p. 49.
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Maryan Wynn Ainsworth and Molly Faries, “Northern Renaissance Paintings: The Discovery of Invention,” Bulletin of the Saint Louis Art Museum 18, 1
Maryan Wynn Ainsworth and Molly Faries, “Northern Renaissance Paintings: The Discovery of Invention,” Bulletin of the Saint Louis Art Museum 18, 1 (1986), p. 17, fig. 24 (detail).
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Molly A. Faries, “Jan van Scorel, His Style and Its Historical Context,” Ph.D. diss., Bryn Mawr College, 1972, pp. 47–48 n. 26.
Molly A. Faries, “Jan van Scorel, His Style and Its Historical Context,” Ph.D. diss., Bryn Mawr College, 1972, pp. 47–48 n. 26.
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings in The Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Picture Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings in The Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Picture Collection (Chicago, 1961), p. 85.
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