# Adoration of the Magi [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [UNKNOWN MASTER, Spanish]() - Date: 1051-1100 - Technique: Carved whalebone, 37 x 16 cm ## Commentary Adoration of the Magi c. 1100 Carved whalebone, 37 x 16 cm Victoria and Albert Museum, London Despite its strong German influence, this carved whalebone panel was made in northeast Spain. It shows the figures of the three kings standing not on the ground, but apparently suspended in space. The shapes of their feet overlap to form an interwoven pattern, an effect accentuated by their intersecting staffs. ## Related artworks - [Adoration of the Magi \(detail\)]() - [Adoration of the Magi]() - [Altarpiece of the Virgin]() - [Annunciation]() - [Coronation of Mary]() - [Crucifix]() - [Crucifix]() - [Depiction of pilgrims]() - [Doña María de Perea]() - [Don Garcia da Osorio \(detail\)]() - [Don Garcia da Osorio]() - [Façade \(detail\)]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()