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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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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07 works, Today, November 12th, is Ahijah the Shilonite’s day, his story illustrated #315

Unknown artist
Ahijah ripped his own robe into 12 pieces
I have no further description, at this time

Ahijah the Shilonite was a prophet of Shiloh in the Old Testament. In rabbinical tradition, he is considered one of the longest lived of the prophets and is honored as one of the seven righteous saints whose piety protects the world from destruction…

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