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St Florian’s altarpiece – Predella – Adoration of the Three Kings
Author, school, workshop
Georg Abraham Lichtenfels
Style
Baroque
Date
1692
Material and technique
Oil on canvas
Size
H 50 x W 150 cm
Location
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Żagań, Poland
Description
A painting composed in a horizontal panel ending in a semicircle on both sides. The scene is set against an architectural background. On the left is the seated figure of St Joseph, while further down is the Virgin Mary resting, holding the infant Jesus on her knees. A group of three kings can be seen in the background, one of them kneeling and kissing the hem of the Virgin Mary's robe.