ID: 700007306 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700007306	Record Type: Movable Work
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The Adoration of the Magi (illumination (painting); Unknown German (German Illuminator); about 1240; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 84.ML.84.2.recto)

Note: The miniature of the Adoration of the Magi is on a cutting from a sequence illustrating the story of Jesus' life in a thirteenth-century psalter. The artist illustrated the visit of the three wise men from the East to pay homage to the newborn Jesus, as told in the Gospel of Saint Matthew. The king at the center of the miniature points to the unseen star that guided their journey. Below, an elderly king presents a chalice to the baby Jesus. The chalice and the round object the Virgin Mary holds may allude to the wine and wafer of the Eucharist. In that sacrament, Jesus' blood and body are understood to be present in the wine and bread that are consecrated and shared. Rather than representing the Virgin and Child in the modest surroundings described in the Gospels, the artist emphasized the majesty of these holy figures. The Virgin is regally enthroned, crowned, and richly attired, while Jesus already has the features of a grown man and extends his right hand in blessing.

Titles:

The Adoration of the Magi (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Miniature from a Psalter (C,U,GP,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

illumination (painting) [300264522] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, paintings (visual works), <paintings by location or context>)

detached leaf [300379890]

..... (Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, information form components, gathered matter components, leaves (gathered matter))

Classifications:

manuscripts (preferred)

Creation Date: about 1240

Creator Display:

Unknown German (German Illuminator) [preferred,JPGM]

unknown German (German cultural designation) Qualifier: undetermined Extent: undetermined [500125236]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 84.ML.84.2.recto

Other: Creation: Würzburg [7004335] Bavaria (state), Germany (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Other: Former: England [7002445] United Kingdom (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Tempera colors and gold leaf on parchment

	tempera [300015062]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>, paint (coating), <paint by composition or origin>, water-base paint)

	gold leaf [300264831]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by form>, leaf (metal))

	iron-gall ink [300081023]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>, ink, <ink by composition or origin>)

	parchment (animal material) [300011851]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, animal material, processed animal material)

Dimensions: Leaf: 17.8 x 13.5 cm (7 x 5 5/16 in.)

Cultures:

German (preferred)

General Subject:

religion and mythology (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	Adoration of the Magi [901000083]
	.....((Legend of the Nativity of Christ, Life of Jesus Christ, New Testament narratives, Christian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	Magi [901001061]
	.....((Christian characters, Christian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	Christ Child [901001162]
	.....((Themes surrounding Jesus Christ, Christian allegory, symbolism, theme, Christian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	Mary, Blessed Virgin [901000032]
	.....((Christian characters, Christian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

............... Cutting from a Psalter

Sources and Contributors:
The Adoration of the Magi	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Miniature from a Psalter	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)