Skip to main content
The Adoration of the Magi
The Adoration of the Magi

The Adoration of the Magi

Artist Simon Claasz. van Waterlant II North Netherlandish, active in Antwerp 1502–1524; active in Haarlem 1524–1556
Datecirca 1530
MediumOil (with tempera?) on panel
Dimensions34 1/8 x 24 in. (86.7 x 61 cm)
Frame: 49 1/2 x 31 in. (125.7 x 78.7 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the State of North Carolina
Object number52.9.33
On View
On view
ProvenanceCreated Haarlem, Netherlands, ca. 1525–1550. René della Faille (1830–1902), Waerloos Antwerp [1]. Sold to NCMA, 1952.

[1] René della Faille’s collections were sold in a series of posthumous auctions through Frederik Muller & Cie, Amsterdam between 1903-05. The July 7, 1903 sale of old paintings does not seem to include the Van Waterlant. The closest possible match (in size) is no. 35, La nativité, by an unknown, 16th-century German Master, 88 x 66 cm. This is an inconclusive match. No. 41 in this catalogue also notes a number of others from diverse schools that will sell individually. No other catalogues of old master paintings from Della Faille’s collection have been identified.
Object Rights Statement

The North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) makes images of its collection available online to support research and scholarship and to inform and educate the public. Certain works of art, as well as the photographs of those works of art, may be protected by copyright, trademark, or related interests not owned by the NCMA. The responsibility for ascertaining whether any such rights exist and for obtaining all other necessary permissions remains with the applicant. To request images and/or permissions from the NCMA, please complete our online request form.

The Adoration of the Magi
Blasco de Grañén
circa 1430–1440
The Adoration of the Shepherds
Francesco II Bassano (Francesco II dal Ponte)
circa 1585–1590
Predella panel from an altarpiece: The Departure of the Magi from Herod's Palace
Unknown north Italian artist (Circle of Bonifacio Bembo)
circa 1440–1450
Predella panel from an altarpiece: Adoration of the Shepherds
Unknown north Italian artist (Circle of Bonifacio Bembo)
circa 1440–1450
The Nativity and the Procession of the Magi
Sandro Botticelli (Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi)
1480s
The Scourging of Christ
Francesco II Bassano (Francesco II dal Ponte)
circa 1580–1585
Village Landscape with a Bridge
Joos de Momper II (the Younger)
circa 1620s
Winter Landscape
Joos de Momper II (the Younger)
circa 1625–1630
An Allegory of Unequal Love
Jacques de Gheyn II
circa 1620s