Adoration of the Magi from Seven Scenes from the Life of Christ

Adoration of the Magi from Seven Scenes from the Life of Christ

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This panel which is part of a larger ensemble was commissioned for the private chapel in the castle of Ebreichsdorf, south of Vienna. Originally, there were eighteen scenes, some extending across two lights of the windows. Except for one panel in Vienna, The Cloisters panels are all that survive. The royal atelier responsible for the glass was established in Vienna, where its early work can be seen in the Church of Maria am Gestade, of about 1365, and in the ducal chapel at the Cathedral of Saint Stephen, of about 1395. The elegant figures, richly damascened background, as well as the wealth of detail and the brilliant palette that enrich the settings, are all characteristic of this court workshop.

Medieval Art and The Cloisters

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Adoration of the Magi from Seven Scenes from the Life of ChristAdoration of the Magi from Seven Scenes from the Life of ChristAdoration of the Magi from Seven Scenes from the Life of ChristAdoration of the Magi from Seven Scenes from the Life of ChristAdoration of the Magi from Seven Scenes from the Life of Christ

The Museum's collection of medieval and Byzantine art is among the most comprehensive in the world. Displayed in both The Met Fifth Avenue and in the Museum's branch in northern Manhattan, The Met Cloisters, the collection encompasses the art of the Mediterranean and Europe from the fall of Rome in the fourth century to the beginning of the Renaissance in the early sixteenth century. It also includes pre-medieval European works of art created during the Bronze Age and early Iron Age.