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BOSCH, Hieronymus: Triptych of the Adoration of the Magi

🖼 Triptych of the Adoration of the Magi, c. 1510
Oil on wood (central) (each wings)
138 × 72 cm
Madrid, Spain

Teeming with intricate detail, three panels depict the Magi's journey and worship rendered in jewel-toned oil, crowded with figures and fantastical architecture. Bosch's visionary style merges sacred narrative with surreal symbolism, establishing his influence on Northern Renaissance spirituality and imaginative complexity.

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