Paintings
Procession of the Magi
Permanent ExhibitionPaintingReligious Art
Details
- Author / creator
- Bernardo Parentino (Italian)
- Object type
- Painting
- Date or period
- c. 1450–1500
- Dimensions summary
- Unframed: 47.5 × 53.8 cm
- Support
- Panel
- Paint medium
- Tempera
- Place of origin
- Italy
- Acquisition method
- Purchase
- Credit line
- Purchased with the Public appeal (1998), 1916
About this object
This work was not originally hung on a wall or displayed as part of an altarpiece. It is believed to have formed a panel on a cassone, a storage chest for clothing. This panel may have been part of a travel chest, which was usually less lavish than those meant to be used in the home. The subject, the Procession of the Magi, was commonly used for travel chests.
Materials and technique
Tempera on wood
