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King Melchior, one of the Three Magi, Pointing at the Star, fragment from An Adoration of the Magi
anonymous, c. 1480 - c. 1490
Caspar of Melchior, één van de drie koningen. Staande met het geschenk in de rechterhand, omhoogwijzend met de linkerhand. Evenals SK-A-2545 fragment van een altaarstuk.
- Artwork typepainting, fragment
- Object numberSK-A-2546
- Dimensionsdepth 6.4 cm, support: height 24.1 cm x width 19.1 cm x thickness 1.2 cm
- Physical characteristicsoil on panel
Identification
Title(s)
King Melchior, one of the Three Magi, Pointing at the Star, fragment from An Adoration of the Magi
Object type
Object number
SK-A-2546
Description
Caspar of Melchior, één van de drie koningen. Staande met het geschenk in de rechterhand, omhoogwijzend met de linkerhand. Evenals SK-A-2545 fragment van een altaarstuk.
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Creation
Creation
painter: anonymous, Nijmegen
Dating
c. 1480 - c. 1490
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Material and technique
Physical description
oil on panel
Dimensions
- depth 6.4 cm
- support: height 24.1 cm x width 19.1 cm x thickness 1.2 cm
This work is about
Subject
Acquisition and rights
Credit line
Gift of the heirs of C. Hoogendijk, The Hague
Acquisition
gift 1912-05
Copyright
Provenance
…; collection Cornelis Hoogendijk (1866-1911), The Hague, before 1902;{Henkels 1993, pp. 161-62.} from whom on loan to the museum, as German school, second half 15th century (inv. nos. C-807, C-808), 1907-11; donated to the museum from Hoogendijk’s estate, 1912; on loan to the Museum voor Moderne Kunst, Arnhem, since 1959
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anonymous
Melchior, one of the three Magi
Nijmegen, c. 1480 - c. 1490
Technical notes
The support of this fragment is a single vertically grained oak plank, 0.3-0.6 cm thick. The panel has been trimmed on all sides and heavily overpainted wooden strips were applied to the right and left sides. The white ground is smooth. There are no traces of unpainted edges or a barbe. An underdrawing in brush is visible both to the naked eye and infrared photography. The figure was reserved. The paint was thinly applied with hardly any impasto.
Scientific examination and reports
- condition report: I. Verslype, RMA, 27 april 2005
Condition
Fair. A vertical crack extends the entire height of the panel and runs through Melchior’s face. The painting is slightly abraded and there are scattered retouchings throughout. The varnish is discoloured.
Provenance
…; collection Cornelis Hoogendijk (1866-1911), The Hague, before 1902;1Henkels 1993, pp. 161-62. from whom on loan to the museum, as German school, second half 15th century (inv. nos. C-807, C-808), 1907-11; donated to the museum from Hoogendijk’s estate, 1912; on loan to the Museum voor Moderne Kunst, Arnhem, since 1959
Object number: SK-A-2546
Credit line: Gift of the heirs of C. Hoogendijk, The Hague
The artist
Biography
Anonymous, Nijmegen
Entry
See SK-A-2545.
Collection catalogues
See SK-A-2545.
Citation
J. Niessen, 2010, 'anonymous, Melchior, one of the three Magi, Nijmegen, c. 1480 - c. 1490', in J.P. Filedt Kok (ed.), Early Netherlandish Paintings, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/200109035
(accessed 8 December 2025 21:32:52).Footnotes
- 1Henkels 1993, pp. 161-62.