Adoration of the Magi (Castello)

Adoration of the Magi is a circa 1650 religious painting by the Italian Baroque artist from Genoa, Valerio Castello. It is now in the Musée des Beaux-Arts of Strasbourg, France. Its inventory number is 1830.[2]

Adoration of the Magi
ArtistValerio Castello
Yearcirca 1650
Mediumoil paint on canvas
MovementBaroque painting
Catholic art
SubjectAdoration of the Magi
Dimensions122 cm × 148 cm (48 in × 58 in)[1]
LocationMusée des Beaux-Arts, Strasbourg
Accessionbefore 1914

Adoration of the Magi is today considered as a brilliant example of Ligurian Baroque, and three documented ancient copies have been identified. Strangely enough, the painting had a completely inauspicious existence until 2004, when it was identified as a major work by Castello – it had been passed as a "Dutch painting with Italian influences" since 1949.[1] The Strasbourg museum also owns an Adoration of the Magi by Castello's disciple and assistant Bartolomeo Biscaino; that work had been attributed to Castello until 1959.[3]

References
  1. Jacquot, Dominique (June 2017). De Giotto à Goya. Peintures italiennes et espagnoles du musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg. Musées de la ville de Strasbourg. p. 196. ISBN 978-2-35125-151-5.
  2. Jacquot, Dominique (2006). Le musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg. Cinq siècles de peinture. Strasbourg: Musées de Strasbourg. pp. 92–93. ISBN 2-901833-78-0.
  3. Roy, Alain (June 2017). De Giotto à Goya. Peintures italiennes et espagnoles du musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg. Musées de la ville de Strasbourg. pp. 194–195. ISBN 978-2-35125-151-5.
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