| Adoration of the Magi | |
|---|---|
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| Artist | Valerio Castello |
| Year | circa 1650 |
| Medium | oil paint on canvas |
| Movement | Baroque painting Catholic art |
| Subject | Adoration of the Magi |
| Dimensions | 122 cm × 148 cm (48 in × 58 in)[1] |
| Location | Musée des Beaux-Arts, Strasbourg |
| Accession | before 1914 |
Adoration of the Magi is a circa 1650 religious painting by the Italian Baroque artist from Genoa, Valerio Castello. It is now in the Musée des Beaux-Arts of Strasbourg, France. Its inventory number is 1830.[2]
Adoration of the Magi is today considered as a brilliant example of Ligurian Baroque, and three documented ancient copies have been identified. Strangely enough, the painting had an utterly inconspicuous existence until 2004, when it was identified as a major work by Castello – it had been passed as a "Dutch painting with Italian influences" since 1949.[1] The Strasbourg museum also owns an Adoration of the Magi by Castello's disciple and assistant Bartolomeo Biscaino; that work had been attributed to Castello until 1959.[3]
- ^ a b Jacquot, Dominique (June 2017). De Giotto à Goya. Peintures italiennes et espagnoles du musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg. Musées de la ville de Strasbourg. p. 196. ISBN 978-2-35125-151-5.
- ^ Jacquot, Dominique (2006). Le musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg. Cinq siècles de peinture. Strasbourg: Musées de Strasbourg. pp. 92–93. ISBN 2-901833-78-0.
- ^ Roy, Alain (June 2017). De Giotto à Goya. Peintures italiennes et espagnoles du musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg. Musées de la ville de Strasbourg. pp. 194–195. ISBN 978-2-35125-151-5.