This painting, which conveys a feeling of monumentality, was conceived to crown a church altar. ‘The Adoration of the Magi’ by André Gonçalves presents clearly the characteristics of Portuguese Baroque painting: the structure of the intersecting diagonal lines with the triangle on the left, composed of the angel, the Virgin and Child and the two kings; the billowing portrayal of the drapery; the light, soft tones of the flesh; the harmony provided by the predominately warm tones of the palette and the insistent, bright light all combine to lend a festive, though contemplative feeling to the entire scene. However, the free movement of the Baroque style is absent, maybe because the painter had misinterpreted his model. In fact, the painting is a copy of a work dealing with the same theme, by Giuseppe Chiari, held in the Dresden Museum.