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The Adoration of the Magi

Simon Bening · 1483–1561

Maximum print size

62.2 × 46.0 cm · 24.5 × 18.1 in

at 300 DPI from the 7,360 × 5,430 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 18×24 inch frame.

Frame: 91.4 × 61.0 cm · 36.0 × 24.0 in
Mat opening: 62.2 × 46.0 cm · 24.5 × 18.1 in
Mat border, sides: 14.7 cm · 5.8 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 7.4 cm · 2.9 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: mid-1520s
Medium: tempera heightened with gold on vellum mounted to wood
Type: Drawing
Size: 16.8 × 22.9 cm · 6.6 × 9.0 in
Orientation: landscape
Collection: National Gallery of Art ↗

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