Matthias Stom, 163 - The Adoration of the Magi - fine art print

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This more than 1850 year old masterpiece The Adoration of the Magi was created by Matthias Stom in 163. The original measures the size: Height: 175 cm (68,8 ″); Width: 172 cm (67,7 ″) and was crafted with oil on canvas. What is more, the work of art belongs to the Nationalmuseum Stockholm's collection, which is Sweden's museum of art and design, a Swedish government authority with a mandatet o preserve cultural heritage and promote art, interest in art and knowledge of art. This public domain work of art is supplied with courtesy of Nationalmuseum Stockholm & Wikimedia Commons.Creditline of the artwork: . On top of that, alignment is square and has an aspect ratio of 1 : 1, which means that the length is equal to the width. The painter Matthias Stom was a European artist, whose art style was mainly Baroque. The painter was born in the year 1599 in Amesfoort and deceased at the age of 53 in the year 1652 in Sicily.

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English: As recounted in the Gospel of Matthew, the three kings journeyed from the east following a star to seek out the king of the Jews at Bethlehem. Representing different ages, races, and continents – Europe, Africa, and Asia – their homage to Christ symbolises the submission of the temporal powers to the authority of the Church. Their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh, were interpreted as symbols of the kingship of Jesus, his priestly ministry, and his incarnation as a man. The painting gives visual expression to the idea that the New Law was founded on the ruins of the Old: the space that accommodates the Holy Family and the retinue of the Magi is littered with the broken columns of an ancient temple. A surprisingly bright natural light illuminates the massive figures, modelled by sharp contrasts of light and shade. The magnificent spectacle of the Magi and their retinue, their brocade and silk garments rendered with exquisite attention to texture, is tempered by a desire for narrative clarity. By contrast with the realism of the male figures’ physiognomies, a more idealised mode was chosen for the portrayal of Jesus and Mary. I Matteusevangeliet berättas att de tre konungarna färdades österifrån och följde en stjärna som ledde dem till judarnas konung i Betlehem. De tre representerar olika åldrar, folkslag, och kontinenter – Europa, Afrika och Asien – och deras hyllning till Jesus symboliserar den världsliga makten underkastelse inför kyrkans auktoritet. Gåvorna i form av guld, rökelse och myrra, tolkades som symboler för Kristi kungavärdighet, prästämbete och människoblivande. Målningen åskådliggör tanken att det nya testamentet vilar på fundamentet av det gamla: på platsen där den heliga familjen tar emot de tre konungarna ligger de sönderbrutna pelarna från ett antikt tempel. Ett starkt dagsljus lyser upp de stadiga figurerna som modelleras fram genom knivskarpa kontraster mellan skuggor och dagrar. Det praktfulla skådespelet med konungarna, vars klädsel av sidenbrokad återges med en utsökt känsla för olika stoffer, kombineras med konstnärens strävan efter tydlighet i berättelsen. Realismen i gestaltningen av de manliga figurerna kontrasterar mot Jesusbarnets och Marias mer idealiserade former.