Why it matters
The three kings present gifts to the Christ Child in the largest of Velázquez's early works, painted when he was just twenty.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1619.
- It was probably commissioned by the Jesuit Novitiate of San Luis in Seville.
- It later entered the Spanish royal collection.
Based on the Wikipedia article Adoration of the Magi (Velázquez) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
