The Adoration of the Kings by Jan Gossaert: The Christmas Altarpiece He Signed Twice, as a Vintage Poster (1510–15)
Three kings have travelled from the ends of the earth. In a grand building that is already falling into ruin, Caspar kneels before the Virgin and offers the Christ Child a golden cup full of gold coins, while Melchior and Balthasar wait their turn with their courtiers. Around them crowd shepherds, an ox and a donkey, two dogs, and a choir of angels looking down through the broken roof. Jan Gossaert painted The Adoration of the Kings in about 1510–15, and it is one of the most spectacular Christmas pictures of the Northern Renaissance. The picture below is our vintage poster of the painting; the original is shown further down. Vintage art poster by Sapiens Verbum after Jan Gossaert, The Adoration of the Kings , 1510–15 (National Gallery, London). Available from the Sapiens Verbum print shop. 🖼️ Get the vintage poster → License this image → Quick facts Artist: Jan Gossaert, also called Jean Gossart or Mabuse (active 1508, died 1532), Net...