Oil paint on 3 canvases
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Annunciation and Adoration Magi
Presented by G.H. Bodley in memory of George Frederick Bodley 1934
actions: expressive
actions: postures and motions
adults
angel
animals: mammals
Annunciation
armour
arts and entertainment
baby
Bible: New Testament
black
brazier
children
Christ
clothing and personal items
crown
curtain
domestic
donkey
ethnicity
fine arts and music
foliage
furnishings
greeting
group
groups
heating and lighting
inscriptions
instrument, bagpipes
interiors
king
kneeling
leisure and pastimes
lily
Magi, Wise Men
maid
male
man
Morris, Jane
Morris, William
music
music and entertainment
musician
named individuals
Nativity
nudes
objects
people
plants and flowers
religion and belief
religious
religious and ceremonial
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel
royalty and social rank
Saints
sitting
St Joseph
stable
sword
symbols and personifications
universal religious imagery
vase
vessels and containers
Virgin Mary
weapons
woman
work and occupations
workspaces
<p>This triptych was originally commissioned for the Church of St Paul's, Brighton. It is one of the most important large-scale works from the early part of Burne-Jones's career. After it had been installed in St Paul's he decided that the central panel was too complicated and went on to paint a second version for the church. His handling of the Biblical story owes much to the paintings of the Italian Renaissance, particularly to nativity scenes by Fra Angelico and Tintoretto. He was also influenced by Rossetti, who was then working on a triptych for Llandaff Cathedral. Among those who modelled for the picture were William and Jane Morris, and the poet Algernon Charles Swinburne.</p><p><em>Gallery label, September 2004</em></p>
painting oil paint 3 canvases
12 July 2003 – 15 August 2004
2004-08-15
12 July 2003 – 28 September 2003
2003-09-28
2003-07-12
Art Gallery of Western Australia (Perth, Australia)
25 October 2003 – 15 February 2004
2004-02-15
2003-10-25
Dunedin Public Art Gallery (Dunedin, New Zealand)
http://www.dunedin.art.museum
14 May 2004 – 15 August 2004
2004-08-15
2004-05-14
Frist Center for the Visual Arts (Nashville, USA)
2003-07-12
The Pre-Raphaelite Dream: Paintings and Drawings from the Tate Collection
Tate partnerships & programmes
24 February 2011 – 12 June 2011
2011-06-12
24 February 2011 – 12 June 2011
2011-06-12
2011-02-24
Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea (Rome, Italy)
2011-02-24
The Myth of  Italy from Turner to Burne-Jones
Loan-out
24 October 2018 – 24 February 2019
2019-02-24
24 October 2018 – 24 February 2019
2019-02-24
2018-10-24
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2018-10-24
Edward Burne-Jones
Exhibition
14 September 2019 – 31 May 2020
2020-05-31
14 September 2019 – 26 January 2020
2020-01-26
2019-09-14
Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde (Stockholm, Sweden)
http://www.waldermarsudde.com
21 February 2020 – 31 May 2020
2020-05-31
2020-02-21
KODE Art Museums and Composer Homes (Bergen, Norway)
2019-09-14
Edward Burne-Jones: The Pre-Raphaelites and the North
Loan-out
23 February 2024 – 30 June 2024
2024-06-30
23 February 2024 – 30 June 2024
2024-06-30
2024-02-23
Musei di San Domenico (Forlì, Italy)
2024-02-23
Pre-Raphaelites: A Modern Renaissance
Loan-out
The Annunciation and the Adoration of the Magi
frame: 1336 × 984 × 85 mm
support: 1086 × 737 mm
frame: 1339 × 1819 × 80 mm
support: 1086 × 1562 mm
frame: 1333 × 984 × 80 mm
support: 1086 × 737 mm
Presented by G.H. Bodley in memory of George Frederick Bodley 1934
<p>This <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/t/triptych" title="Glossary definition for 'Triptych'"><span>triptych</span></a> was originally commissioned for the Church of St Paul's, Brighton. It is one of the most important large-scale works from the early part of Burne-Jones's career. After it had been installed in St Paul's he decided that the central panel was too complicated and went on to paint a second version for the church. His handling of the Biblical story owes much to the <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/painting" title="Glossary definition for 'Painting'"><span>paintings</span></a> of the Italian <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/r/renaissance" title="Glossary definition for 'Renaissance'"><span>Renaissance</span></a>, particularly to nativity scenes by Fra Angelico and Tintoretto. He was also influenced by Rossetti, who was then working on a triptych for Llandaff Cathedral. Among those who modelled for the picture were William and Jane Morris, and the poet Algernon Charles Swinburne.</p>
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