The Adoration of the Magi Type:unstretched canvas X-ray analysis shows that the

X-ray analysis shows that the composition was changed several times

based in Utrecht

56 x 70cm) - and certain elements (the trees and distant mountain) certainly appear fine enough to be from Both's own hand

According to the artist's notebook

the discoloured varnish was carefully removed

The Adoration of the Magi Type:unstretched canvas X-ray analysis shows that theThis is a 17th century copy of Poussin's 'Adoration of the Magi' in the Gemldegalerie, Dresden, signed and dated 1633. Its spatial construction, as well as the arrangement of the figures, is inspired by Raphael's fresco of the same subject in the Vatican Logge and shows the influence of Annibale Carracci and Domenichino. This marked an important turn in Poussin's style: a step away from the earlier influence of Titian and the sensuous colouring of the