All three Magi in this version wear pink surcoats. With Virgin and Babe being jostled by so many angelic Innocents [?] , the Kings take centre stage. All are relatively large, and would be very tall if their limbs were unfolded - especially the African King with his long legs and arms. His blue turban is on the ground. Only he has a retinue, with at least seven dark, turbaned attendants, and a couple of camels [are others obscured by the damaged patch?] It's a prodigious filmset landscape of papiermache rocks and a steep winding roadway leading directly to today's fantasy cinema.
Tuesday, 29 December 2020
Mantegna's Magi
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