Master of the St. Bartholomew Altarpiece (Netherlandish, active about 1475–1510) In a barren, mountainous landscape, the three wise kings Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar meet to continue their journey to Bethlehem. Heralds on prancing horses blare trumpets to proclaim the unification of humankind at the birth of
Jesus. On the peaked mountains above, the kings appear again at an earlier moment. Their diminutive figures stand or kneel, watching for the star that will lead them to their king. In the right and left corners of the
foreground,
Isaiah and
David hold scrolling banners inscribed with the
Old Testament prophecies of the Adoration of the
Magi. The
Assumption of the Virgin appears on the other side of this panel. Borne aloft by musical angels, the
Virgin Mary slowly ascends to be crowned
Queen of Heaven by God the Father above. Circles of
pastel colors--yellow, pink, and blue--radiate from her, ending with clouds painted in each corner of the
composition.
An
altarpiece wing functions like a door to a cabinet. Artists often painted both sides of a wing so that a picture would be visible whether the "door" was opened or closed. Because this panel is painted on two sides, it may have once formed part of such a wing.
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