Adoration of the Magi – Albert Edelfelt – Beautiful Catholic Art – Archival Quality magi The prominent use of white

The prominent use of white and gold emphasizes the Child’s divinity

and they both died before they could do it

We thought it wwa a happy picture to hang at Christmas time

but we couldn't find the right ones

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Adoration of the Magi – Albert Edelfelt – Beautiful Catholic Art – Archival Quality magi The prominent use of whiteWe love how every artist has their own way of doing a picture. How many pictures have you seen of the Adoration of the Magi, and yet none of them look like this. Albert Edelfelt was one of the great artists of the 19th Century, and he was from Finland. One thing you can say about the Finns, they know what winter is like. And from this picture, we might suppose that winter is often a cozy time for them, as Mary and Jesus look so comfortable in the