Triptych The Pearl of Brabant. Left wing: St. John the Baptist, middle panel: Adoration of the Magi, right wing: St. Christopher

Triptych The Pearl of Brabant. Left wing: St. John the Baptist, middle panel: Adoration of the Magi, right wing: St. Christopher by Dirk Bouts
Artist
Dirk Bouts
Date
c.1470
Style
Northern renaissance
Genre
Religious painting
Location
Alte Pinakothek
'Triptych The Pearl of Brabant' is a remarkable example of a religious painting from the Northern renaissance tradition. The left wing depicts St. John the Baptist, recognizable by his traditional attire and role as a prophetic figure. The central panel illustrates the Adoration of the Magi, capturing a moment of reverence and offering to the infant Jesus. The right wing features St. Christopher, often represented carrying the Christ child across a river. This triptych embodies the detailed, spiritual focus characteristic of Northern renaissance religious paintings.

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