Sasseta (Stefano di Giovanni)
"The Journey of the Magi"
 
This Artwork is:
NEW
Offset Lithographic Art Print 
Custom Framed in a textured bronze wood frame
Matted in speckled green with a v-groove
Framed Size: 23" x 18" 
Image Size: 16" x 12"
The Journey of the Magi is a painting by the Sienese artist Sassetta (Stefano di Giovanni). The work, created around 1433–1435, depicts the biblical story of the three Magi traveling to Bethlehem to worship Christ.
The painting is a fragment of a larger altarpiece that originally included a scene of the Adoration of the Magi. The fragment shows the Magi and their retinue as a contemporary pageant, with figures in fashionable attire and details like a hunting falcon and a monkey. The fur-lined hat of the magus in pink was possibly inspired by a visit from King Sigismund of Hungary to Siena in 1432.
Today, the work is part of the collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. 
The painting is considered an enchanting narrative work from the 15th century. The artist depicts the religious story as a contemporary procession or "pageant," with figures dressed in the fashions of the time. The journey is set in a barren landscape with skeletal trees, while courtly details such as a hunting falcon and a monkey on a donkey are included. Some descriptions also highlight the artwork's themes of faith, devotion, hope, and perseverance. Other accounts describe the journey as difficult, challenging, and even having a "circus air"
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