Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
Scenes from the Life of Christ (Epiphany, Circumcision and Ascension)
Alternate Title:
Epiphany, Circumcision and Ascension
Image View:
Detail, raking view of the central panel (Adoration of the Magi, or Epiphany) in the frame
Creator:
Andrea Mantegna (Italian painter, ca. 1431-1506)
Location:
repository: Galleria degli Uffizi (Florence, Tuscany, Italy) Inv. 1890 no. 910
Location Note:
Piazzale degli Uffizi
GPS:
43.7684 11.2556
Date:
1463-1470 (creation)
Cultural Context:
Italian
Style Period:
Renaissance
Work Type 1:
altarpiece
Work Type 2:
panel painting
Classification:
Paintings
Material:
tempera on wood
Technique:
painting and painting techniques
Measurements:
86 cm (height) x 161.5 cm (width, with frame)
Subjects:
New Testament; saints; Gonzaga family; Jesus Christ; Adoration of Magi
Description:
Not originally conceived as a triptych, the three panels were painted between 1463 and 1470 for the chapel of the Castle of St. George (Castello di San Giorgio, part of the ducal palace) in Mantua, belonging to the Gonzaga family. From the Medici collections (acquired by them in 1588) in the Casino di San Marco; already in the Uffizi by 1632; the triptych was created (framed) in 1827. Epiphany marks the arrival of the Magi, so the central panel depicts the adoration of the Magi. This panel was probably in the chapel apse. The Virgin is portrayed with a crown of angels, according to a Byzantine model. (Source: Virtual Uffizi Gallery [website]; https://www.virtualu ffizi.com/)
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
Identifier:
7A1-MA-SFLC-A04
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Scenes from the Life of Christ (Epiphany, Circumcision and Ascension)