Источник: Wikimedia CommonsPublic DomainИзобр.: Джироламо да Сантакроче

Поклонение трех королей

Год: 1527
Где хранится: Художественный музей Уолтерса
Техника: с около 1525 до, примерно, 1530 date QS:P571,+1550-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1525-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1530-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 ( Возрождение era QS:P2348,Q4692 )
Автор: Джироламо да Сантакроче

Описание картины

Three wise men, or magi, from the East are described in the Gospels as having seen a new star and journeyed to pay tribute to the child marked as divine by the heavens. The wise men were often depicted as kings, and, by the Renaissance, the youngest was frequently depicted as an African, here holding a gold vessel containing myrrh, a precious resin from Arabia and Africa used for perfume. His portrayal reflects both the ethnic diversity encountered by Renaissance painters in a port like Venice, frequented by African traders, and also the concept of Christ's promise of salvation for all people. The splendor of the kings contrasts with the simplicity of the Holy Family. Chubby little angels sing the words inscribed on the scroll "Glory to God in Heaven and Peace to Men on Earth," accompanied by others playing flutes and a violin.

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Джироламо да Сантакроче ; около 1490, Санта-Кроче, Венецианская республика — 9 июля 1556, Венеция, Венецианская республика) — итальянский живописец эпохи ренессанса, писавший картины в стиле венецианской живописной школы.

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