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The Virgin and Child in Majesty and the Adoration of the Magi

Attributed to the Master of Pedret Spanish
ca. 1100
On view at The Met Cloisters in Gallery 02
In this fresco, the Magi approach the Virgin and Child, not in a manger but enthroned in majesty and in the company of archangels. Mounted in the apse from Fuentidueña, this fresco originally came from a different site, the apse of the church of the Virgin near Tredòs, nestled in the Pyrenees, near the border between Spain and France. Despite its remote location, the church occupies a strategic position in the mountains, at the head of the Garonne River. In the twelfth century, it was controlled by the Knights Templar, then a wealthy military order dedicated to the protection of the Holy Land and to the Christian reconquest of Spain. The church is one of several in Catalonia where the same accomplished artist worked. The church of the Virgin was sacked in 1936, during the Spanish Civil War. Subsequently, its frescoes were acquired by museums and private collectors, while other objects from the church disappeared entirely.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Virgin and Child in Majesty and the Adoration of the Magi
  • Artist: Attributed to the Master of Pedret (Spanish, Catalonia, 12th century)
  • Date: ca. 1100
  • Geography: Made in Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
  • Culture: Catalan
  • Medium: Fresco transferred to canvas
  • Dimensions: Overall (a-c): 127 x 233 1/4 in. (322.6 x 592.5 cm)
    Overall (d): 36 1/2 x 17 3/4 in. (92.7 x 45.1 cm)
    Overall (e): 33 1/4 x 18 1/2 in. (84.5 x 47 cm)
    Overall (f): 43 x 17 in. (109.2 x 43.2 cm)
    Overall (g): 57 1/4 x 18 3/4 in. (145.4 x 47.6 cm)
    Overall (h): 46 3/4 x 20 1/4 in. (118.7 x 51.4 cm)
    Overall (i): 53 x 20 1/4 in. (134.6 x 51.4 cm)
    Overall (j): 42 x 20 in. (106.7 x 50.8 cm)
    Overall (k): 44 x 17 1/4 in. (111.8 x 43.8 cm)
    Overall (l): 45 1/4 x 14 in. (114.9 x 35.6 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings-Fresco
  • Credit Line: The Cloisters Collection, 1950
  • Object Number: 50.180a-l
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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