Adoration of the Magi

Konrad Laib (German)early 1440s

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

Laib was a German painter who spent most of his career in Austria. Proof that he came to Salzburg at an early age is suggested by the stylistic affinity of many of his works with Salzburg painting, including this one.

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Title: Adoration of the Magi
Creator: Konrad Laib (German)
Date Created: early 1440s
Physical Dimensions: Image: 98 x 61.6 cm (38 9/16 x 24 1/4 in.); Framed: 111 x 75 x 7.5 cm (43 11/16 x 29 1/2 x 2 15/16 in.); Unframed: 100.2 x 64 cm (39 7/16 x 25 3/16 in.)
Provenance: E. Proehl, Amsterdam, Netherlands, (A. S. Drey, Munich, Germnay and New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art), The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Type: Painting
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1936.18
Medium: oil on panel
Fun Fact: A companion piece to this one is in the Freising Seminary in Germany and depicts the Nativity.
Department: Medieval Art
Culture: Germany, born Ensingen, active Austria, 15th century
Credit Line: Delia E. Holden and L. E. Holden Funds
Collection: MED - Medieval Art
Accession Number: 1936.18

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