Talk:Adoration of the Kings (Gossaert)

Latest comment: 6 months ago by Johnbod in topic Herod's soldiers in the top right?

Herod's soldiers in the top right? edit

Do any of the sources identify the soldiers with drawn swords in the top right of the painting? I found only a blog: https://drrichardstemp.com/2022/12/01/179-surviving-treasures/ - Springnuts (talk) 22:41, 13 November 2023 (UTC)Reply

The full NG catalogue (last EL - archive version) says "On the far right, the horseman wearing a turban and holding a heavy ornamented hammer is another of their retinue; other mounted attendants appear in the distance (fig 32)", which is what I would expect - distant riders are part of the kings' extensive retinues. I think one might be wielding a crop/whip rather than a sword - 3 different retinues on a narrow mountain road might well lead to arguments. Johnbod (talk) 04:57, 14 November 2023 (UTC)Reply