Jacopo Bassano

The Adoration of the Kings



Jacopo Bassano - The Adoration of the Kings



Jacopo Bassano
The Adoration of the Kings
1542
183 x 235 cm
Oil on canvas
National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh


Exhibitions

2004 The Age of Titian: Venetian Renaissance Art from Scottish Collections, Nr. 40

Provenance

Possibly Juan Alfonso Enriquez de Cabrera, Admiral of Castile, Madrid, by 1647
Francesco Maria Balbi, Genoa, by 1677 (as by Titian)
by descent to Giacomo Balbi, by 1758
acquired by Andrew Wilson from Palazzo Balbi, 1805
his sale, Peter Coxe, London, 6 May 1807, nr. 28, probably bought by Lord Eldin
his sale, Winstanley, Edinburgh, 15 March 1833, nr. 13, bought by Mr Neil
acquired from him by the Royal Scottish Academy, 1856
transferred to the National Gallery of Scotland, 1910
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Iconclass

73B57 Adoration of the kings: the Wise Men present their gifts to the Christ-child (gold, frankincense and myrrh)

Other works by Jacopo Bassano


Jacopo Bassano The Gathering of Manna
The Gathering of Manna

Jacopo Bassano The Baptism of Christ
The Baptism of Christ
c. 1590

Jacopo Bassano The Flight into Egypt
The Flight into Egypt

Jacopo Bassano The Animals Entering Noah's Ark
The Animals Entering Noah's Ark

Jacopo Bassano The Annunciation to the Shepherds
The Annunciation to the Shepherds
c. 1555/60