Anbetung der Könige

The Adoration of the Kings

A shaft of light illuminates the Christ Child, before whom the Three Kings kneel in adoration. The stable is built on Roman ruins, symbolising the triumph of Christianity over the pagan order.

Caspar, in orange and blue, is unusually prominent. The painting was made for a wall flanking the altar of a confraternity dedicated to Saint Joseph in the church of San Silvestro in Venice.