Talk:Adoration of the Kings (Gossaert)

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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]