Where Is The Journey of the Magi? Museum Location

Q: Where can I see this painting?

This small panel is at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The Met has an excellent collection of early Italian Renaissance paintings including several by Sassetta.

Q: Who was Sassetta?

Sassetta (c. 1392-1450) was a Sienese painter who blended Gothic elegance with early Renaissance naturalism. His delicate, fairy-tale style and gold-ground paintings remained popular in conservative Siena.

Q: What story does this show?

The Three Magi (Wise Men) follow the Star of Bethlehem to find the newborn Christ. Sassetta shows their elegant procession through a fantastical landscape, capturing the wonder of the biblical journey.

Working in tempera and gold on wood, Sassetta painted this enchanting panel around 1435, showing the Three Magi traveling to Bethlehem following the star. The procession winds through a fantastical landscape with rocky hills and distant castles. Gold leaf backgrounds and elegant figures exemplify the International Gothic style lingering in Siena.

This small panel (21.6 × 29.8 cm) was part of a larger altarpiece. Sassetta's delicate technique and early Renaissance charm make his works treasured today. Now at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

This small panel is at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The Met has an excellent collection of early Italian Renaissance paintings including several by Sassetta.

Sassetta (c. 1392-1450) was a Sienese painter who blended Gothic elegance with early Renaissance naturalism. His delicate, fairy-tale style and gold-ground paintings remained popular in conservative Siena.

The Three Magi (Wise Men) follow the Star of Bethlehem to find the newborn Christ. Sassetta shows their elegant procession through a fantastical landscape, capturing the wonder of the biblical journey.

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