Medallion with the Adoration of the Magi

anonymous, c. 1450 - c. 1500

An entire story unfolds in 3D inside this concave stage setting. The scene is cast in gold. Its colouration is the result of a complex process: every colour of enamel has its own melting point and so a separate firing is required for each tint. This jewel bears a resemblance to wooden prayer nuts, but they were made only some fifty years later.

  • Artwork typelocket
  • Object numberBK-17188
  • Dimensionsdiameter 5.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicsgedeeltelijk geëmailleerd goud, en edelstenen

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Medallion with the Adoration of the Magi

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-17188

  • Description

    Medaillon van goud, email en edelstenen. In het midden is de aanbidding der drie koningen voorgesteld.

Creation

  • Creation

    • jeweler: anonymous, Southern Netherlands
    • jeweler: anonymous, Spain [rejected attribution]

  • Dating

    c. 1450 - c. 1500

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    gedeeltelijk geëmailleerd goud, en edelstenen

  • Dimensions

    diameter 5.5 cm

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  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    Inv.;…; collection Eugen Gutmann (1840-1925), Munich, 1912;{Von Falke 1912, pp. 6-7, no. 10, image 6.} …; purchased from the estate of Dr Fritz Mannheimer (1890-1939), Amsterdam and Paris, en bloc, by the Dienststelle Mühlmann, The Hague, for Adolf Hitler's Führermuseum, Linz, 1940;{Korthals Altes 1974, pp. 21-22.} war recuperation, SNK, 1945;{HNA, SNK Archive, 2.08.42, inv. no. 548.} on loan, with 1,702 other objects, from the DRVK to the museum, 1952;{Note RMA.} transferred to the museum, 1960

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

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