Monforte Altarpiece

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The Monforte Altarpiece is a renowned 15th-century Netherlandish panel painting by Hugo van der Goes, celebrated for its detailed realism and complex depiction of the Adoration of the Magi.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian religious painting
Netherlandish painting
altarpiece
panel painting
alsoKnownAs Adoration of the Magi (Monforte Altarpiece)
linked to: Monforte Altarpiece
artHistoricalPeriod 15th century
artStyle Northern Renaissance
artworkSurface panel
collection Gemäldegalerie (Staatliche Museen zu Berlin)
linked to: Gemäldegalerie
countryOfOrigin Netherlands
creator Hugo van der Goes
depictionForm triptych (originally, now fragment)
depicts Adoration of the Magi
Christ Child
linked to: Child Jesus

Saint Joseph
Three Magi
linked to: Biblical Magi

Virgin Mary
angels
architectural ruins
exotic attendants of the Magi
kneeling Magus offering a gift
landscape background
star of Bethlehem
genre religious art
hasArtTechnique fine, detailed brushwork
subtle modeling of light and shadow
hasColorPalette rich, saturated colors
hasInfluenceOn later Netherlandish depictions of the Adoration of the Magi
iconographicTheme Epiphany
inception circa 1470
languageOfInscription Latin
location Gemäldegalerie, Berlin
linked to: Gemäldegalerie
mainSubject Nativity of Jesus
linked to: Nativity of Christ
materialUsed oil paint
movement Early Netherlandish painting
notableFor complex composition
detailed realism
expressive characterization of figures
originalLocation Monforte de Lemos
partOf heritage of Early Netherlandish painting
religion Christianity
title Monforte Altarpiece

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Hugo van der Goes notableWork Monforte Altarpiece
Monforte Altarpiece title Monforte Altarpiece
Monforte Altarpiece alsoKnownAs Adoration of the Magi (Monforte Altarpiece)
linked to: Monforte Altarpiece