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

ca. 1390
On view at The Met Cloisters in Gallery 09
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.

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Object Information
  • Title: Adoration of the Magi from Seven Scenes from the Life of Christ
  • Date: ca. 1390
  • Geography: Made in Ebreichsdorf, Lower Austria
  • Culture: Austrian
  • Medium: Pot-metal and colorless glass, vitreous paint and silver stain
  • Dimensions: 27 1/4 × 13 in. (69.2 × 33 cm)
  • Classification: Glass-Stained
  • Credit Line: The Cloisters Collection, 1986
  • Object Number: 1986.285.1

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