19 Works, Aug 19th. is Gerbrand van den Eeckhout’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #196

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout
Adoration of the Magi
Oil on canvas
111 x 146 cm
Private collection

The Adoration of the Magi (anglicized from the Matthean Vulgate Latin section title: A Magis adoratur) is the name traditionally given to the subject in the Nativity of Jesus in art in which the three Magi, represented as kings, especially in the West, having found Jesus by following a star, lay before him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh, and worship him. More on the Adoration of the Magi

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout (19 August 1621–29 September 1674), was a Dutch Golden Age painter and a favourite student of Rembrandt. He was also an etcher, an amateur poet, a collector and an adviser on art…

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20 Works, November 17th. is Pierre Mignard’s day, his art, illustrated with footnotes #236

Pierre Mignard I (1612–1695)
Winter: Cybele Begs for the Sun’s Return (detail)
Textile, Tapestry
6.16 × 0 × 4.79 m
Mobilier National, Paris

The sea occupies the background of a winter landscape. Time or Saturn, accompanied by the Winged Genii, throws rain and ice from the top of the clouds.

Pierre Mignard or Pierre Mignard I (17 November 1612–30 May 1695), called “Mignard le Romain” to distinguish him from his brother Nicolas Mignard, was a French painter known for his religious and mythological scenes and portraits. He was a near-contemporary of the Premier Peintre du Roi Charles Le Brun with whom he engaged in a bitter, life-long rivalry.

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19 Works, July 19th. is Gerbrand van den Eeckhout’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #196

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout
Adoration of the Magi
Oil on canvas
111 x 146 cm
Private collection

The Adoration of the Magi (anglicized from the Matthean Vulgate Latin section title: A Magis adoratur) is the name traditionally given to the subject in the Nativity of Jesus in art in which the three Magi, represented as kings, especially in the West, having found Jesus by following a star, lay before him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh, and worship him. More on the Adoration of the Magi

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout (19 August 1621–29 September 1674), was a Dutch Golden Age painter and a favourite student of Rembrandt. He was also an etcher, an amateur poet, a collector and an adviser on art…

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