# Adoration of the Magi

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## Artwork

- Artist: [APT, Ulrich the Elder](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/apt-ulrich-the-elder-reb362e6f9e40ec>)
- Date: 1501-1550
- Technique: Oil on panel, 125 x 71 cm

## Commentary

This painting shows a certain old-fashioned awkwardness in how the figures relate to their space. The landscape is tipped up and the horizon high, while the massive figures seem uncomfortably crowded into a small area.

## Related artworks

- [Portrait of a Man and His Wife](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/apt-ulrich-the-elder-reb362e6f9e40ec/portrait-of-a-man-and-his-wife-r4fbdc5624689f3>)
- [The Lamentation](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/apt-ulrich-the-elder-reb362e6f9e40ec/the-lamentation-ra92a0b3081637f>)

## Attribution

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