The object in context
The historical catalogue associated this Adoration of the Magi with Hieronymus Bosch. Erasmus House now attributes it to Gielis Panhedel, from Bosch’s workshop. Keeping both statements with their contexts shows how a collection attribution can change; it does not mean that the physical painting became a different object.
Try this when you look
Write the historical label and the current attribution side by side. Mark which concerns a named maker, a workshop connection or the represented subject. Then look at the painting without pretending that a visual impression alone can settle authorship. An attribution is a scholarly conclusion supported by evidence, not a decorative caption.
Before you visit
Check the Erasmus House collection record for the current wording and display. Distinguish the house museum in Anderlecht from other institutions named after Erasmus. Our note preserves the catalogue’s history while using the museum’s current attribution for a present-day enquiry.
- The object in context: The historical catalogue associated this Adoration of the Magi with Hieronymus Bosch.
- Try this when you look: Write the historical label and the current attribution side by side.
- Before you visit: Check the Erasmus House collection record for the current wording and display.