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Adoration of the Magi (Velázquez)
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The Adoration of the Magi is a 1619 Baroque painting by the Spanish artist Diego Velázquez now held in the Museo del Prado
. It shows two white kings and one black king presenting gifts to the Christ child. The child in the painting, however, is not Jesus Christ but Velasquez's own daughter. The woman holding the child, represented as the Virgin Mary, is the artist's wife and the three Magi stand in for the males within the immediate family, including himself.
Museo del Prado
The Museo del Prado is the main Spanish national art museum, located in central Madrid. It features one of the world's finest collections of European art, from the 12th century to the early 19th century, based on the former Spanish Royal Collection, and unquestionably the best single collection of...
. It shows two white kings and one black king presenting gifts to the Christ child. The child in the painting, however, is not Jesus Christ but Velasquez's own daughter. The woman holding the child, represented as the Virgin Mary, is the artist's wife and the three Magi stand in for the males within the immediate family, including himself.