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The visit of the Magi is part of the Epiphany on 6 January, which concludes the twelve days of Christmas; on that date the Magi are also celebrated as saints. The Eastern Orthodox and Greek Orthodox celebrate the visit of the Magi on the same date as their Christmas, which is either 25 December, 6 January, or 7 January, depending on if they ...
"As with Gladness Men of Old" used Matthew 2:1–12 as a theme to compare the journey of the Biblical Magi to visit the baby Jesus to each Christian's personal pilgrimage and as a reminder that it is not the value of the gifts, it is the value of giving and adoration to Jesus that is what Christians should seek.
Matthew 2 is the second chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.It describes the events after the birth of Jesus, the visit of the magi and the attempt by King Herod to kill the infant messiah, Joseph and his family's flight into Egypt, and their later return to live in Israel, settling in Nazareth.
The Magi have bright clothes, the shapes of which draw arabesques, and are surrounded by servants presenting the offerings of these Magi. The figures are arranged along the entire length of the canvas, the crowd appearing as if forming a frieze, showing in the background a crowd of soldiers, individuals observing the scene and even horses that ...
The Adoration of the Magi is a painting of 1633–34 by the Flemish Baroque artist Peter Paul Rubens, made as an altarpiece for a convent in Louvain. It is now in King's College Chapel, Cambridge, in England. It measures 4.2 m × 3.2 m (13 ft 9 in × 10 ft 6 in).
Place of creation: Nuremberg : Credit line: Rosenwald Collection: References: Bartsch's Le Peintre Graveur, 87 (Grav.Bois) Albrecht Dürer: Complete woodcuts, 054; Catalogue of Early German and Flemish Woodcuts in the British Museum, Vol. 1, C. D. 47
The Adoration of the Magi, copy woven 1894 for the Corporation of Manchester. The Adoration of the Magi is a Morris & Co. tapestry depicting the story in Christianity of the Three Kings who were guided to the birthplace of Jesus by the star of Bethlehem. It is sometimes called The Star of Bethlehem [1] or simply The Adoration. [2]