MONSTRANCE
The Adoration of the Magi (Epiphany Triptych) (left wing) — Hieronymus Bosch
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The Adoration of the Magi (Epiphany Triptych) (centre panel) — Hieronymus Bosch
centre  ·  The Adoration of the Magi (Epiphany Triptych) (centre panel)
The Adoration of the Magi (Epiphany Triptych) (right wing) — Hieronymus Bosch
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3 sheets, one edition

The Adoration of the Magi (Epiphany Triptych)

Hieronymus Bosch (Netherlandish, c. 1450–1516)
Held by Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, P002048
Medium Grisaille; Oil on oak panel
Dimensions Height: 147.4 cm; Width: 168.6 cm; Weight: 26.800001 Kg

Sizes

Wall   left 18×24 in + centre 18×24 in + right 18×24 in   $349 · $420 bought separately · the painted images hang level

One object, sold whole: Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid holds it as P002048. 3 sheets, one edition, $349 — the printed panels hang level within 0.0%.

The gold offering set at the Virgin's feet, beside the first king's helmet, is decorated with the Sacrifice of Isaac, and it rests on toads. The Prado reads the triptych as a statement of the universality of Redemption, and the gifts carry it: gifts and robes are worked with Old Testament scenes the Biblia pauperum set beside the Epiphany. On the second king's metal cape, Sheba brings gifts to Solomon.

In the stable doorway stands a half-clothed figure the museum names as Antichrist. Above him in the hayloft an owl watches a dead mouse, and wheat is stored overhead.

The panels hang in a row at one image height; the hung images measure about 24.0 in across, before any gap between frames.

Printed on demand as one edition. The whole image is printed on every sheet — never cropped to fit — so each panel carries an archival margin.