Adoration of the Kings

Franciscan church Esslingen
Adoration of the Kings
now in the Esslingen City Museum, Esslingen 1320

The Three Wise Men from the East present the child Jesus with gifts. The men are all the same age, though at this time it was more usual to depict them as of differing age, and with one of them a negro. Mary's hair is stained silver-gold. The repairs can be clearly made out against the patterned blue background, nevertheless this scene still manages to fascinate the onlooker, with its wonderful glowing colours.

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