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SASSETTA (STEFANO DI GIOVANNI). The Journey of the Magi

The Journey of the Magi. Artist: Sassetta (Stefano di Giovanni) (Italian, Siena or Cortona ca. 1400-1450 Siena). Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 11 3/4 in. (21.6 x 29.8 cm). Date: ca. 1433-35.
This scene, by the leading painter of fifteenth-century Siena, shows the three magi journeying to Bethlehem to worship Christ. It is a fragment from a small altarpiece showing the Adoration of the Magi. Originally, the star was shown above the tiled roof of the stable. The fur-lined hat worn by the magus in pink was inspired by the visit to Siena in 1432 of King Sigismund of Hungary. The picture may date about 1433-35. For more information about this painting and the other panel from the altarpiece, visit metmuseum.org.

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Author: SASSETTA (STEFANO DI GIOVANNI) (ca. 1400-1450)

Title: The Journey of the Magi

Caption: The Journey of the Magi. Artist: Sassetta (Stefano di Giovanni) (Italian, Siena or Cortona ca. 1400-1450 Siena). Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 11 3/4 in. (21.6 x 29.8 cm). Date: ca. 1433-35. This scene, by the leading painter of fifteenth-century Siena, shows the three magi journeying to Bethlehem to worship Christ. It is a fragment from a small altarpiece showing the Adoration of the Magi. Originally, the star was shown above the tiled roof of the stable. The fur-lined hat worn by the magus in pink was inspired by the visit to Siena in 1432 of King Sigismund of Hungary. The picture may date about 1433-35. For more information about this painting and the other panel from the altarpiece, visit metmuseum.org.

Technique/material: Tempera and gold on wood

Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Credit: Album

Image size: 4192 × 3150 px | 37.8 MB

Print size: 35.5 × 26.7 cm | 1650.4 × 1240.2 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: EUROPE • EUROPEAN PAINTINGS • FRAGMENTS • GOLD • ITALY • METAL • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • PAINTINGS • SASSETTA (STEFANO DI GIOVANNI) • TEMPERA AND GOLD ON WOOD • TEMPERA • TEMPERA, EGG-TEMPERA • TEMPLE • WOOD