Adoration of the Magi Triptych

Hans Memling's Adoration of the Magi Triptych, painted around 1472 and now in the Museo del Prado, Madrid, is one of his earliest major altarpieces. The Epiphany subject was ideal for Memling's talent for organizing multiple figures in a harmonious composition with elaborate costumes. The work reflects the thriving artistic patronage of the international merchant community in Bruges, where Memling had settled after training under Rogier van der Weyden.

Memling structures the multi-figure composition with characteristic clarity, using warm color harmonies and his refined oil technique to render the rich fabrics and precious offerings of the Magi with understated elegance.