A Renaissance masterpiece reveals the global reach of Ming dynasty porcelain
In short: Andrea Mantegna's Adoration of the Magi features an unexpected detail: a Chinese bowl. This painting highlights how Ming dynasty ceramics traveled across continents, finding their way into the heart of European religious art during the late 15th century.
Painted between 1495 and 1505, Andrea Mantegna's Adoration of the Magi depicts the three kings presenting gifts to the Christ child. Among these offerings sits a blue-and-white bowl from the Yongle period of China's Ming dynasty, filled with gold. This inclusion serves as a testament to the far-reaching trade networks of the era.
The painting was featured as a highlight of the British Museum's 2014 exhibition, 'Ming: 50 years that changed China,' which ran from 18 September 2014 to 5 January 2015. The work was on loan from the J. Paul Getty Museum.
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