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Painting of the Month

Detail from Bruegel, 'The Adoration of the Kings', 1564.

Bruegel, 'The Adoration of the Kings', 1564.

This is a familar scene of the three kings bringing gifts to the infant Christ - but Bruegel's distorted faces and whispering gossips make the painting oddly disturbing.

What concerns and hidden meanings has the artist included in the picture?

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Past Painting of the Month:
Mystic Nativity