Monforte Altarpiece
Hugo van der Goes · 1470
The story
The Monforte Altarpiece (c. 1470) is an oil-on-oak-panel painting of the Adoration of the Magi by the Flemish painter Hugo van der Goes, now housed in the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, Germany. The altarpiece was originally the central panel of a triptych with movable wings that are now lost; these were probably painted on both sides, as demonstrated by the hinges remaining in the original frame. Old copies of the work show the Nativity and Circumcision of Jesus on the wing panels. The central panel has been reduced in size at the top. In 2023, a detailed reconstruction of the missing top portion was completed for an exhibition on van der Goes' work at the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin. A detailed description of the process and a photograph of the result are included in an article by museum curator Dr. Stephan Kemperdick .
- Artist
- Hugo van der Goes
- Date
- 1470
- Collection
- Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, Germany
- Movement
- Early Netherlandish painting
- Medium
- oil paint, oak panel
- Size
- 147 × 242 cm
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