Adoration of the Magi (El Greco) explained

The Adoration of the Magi
Artist:El Greco
Year:1565–1567
Medium:oil on canvas
Height Metric:40
Width Metric:45
Movement:Cretan School
Museum:Benaki Museum
City:Athens

The Adoration of the Magi is an oil painting executed ca. 1565–1567 by El Greco. It and his St Luke Painting the Madonna and Child are his most western works, with Adoration showing the particularly strong influence of Parmigianino at this time in his career. It may have been painted in Venice or elsewhere during his stay in Italy or for an Italian client living in the painter's native Crete, but this is debated. It is now in the Benaki Museum in Athens.

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