Arles - Saint-Trophime

The cloister of Saint-Trophime forms a rectangle 28m x 25m. The eastern and northern sides were built in romanesque style 1160 - 1180. Shortly after that all constructions came to halt, due to an economic decline of Arles. New orders like the Trinitarians and the Knights Templar had settled in Arles - and caused competition. It took more than a century to restart the building process, so the southern and western sides were built erected during the 14th and 15th century in gothic style.

The "Adoration of the Magi"

The first of the Magi (wearing a crown) is on his knees, presenting his gift to Jesus. Behind him stand his two collegues waiting in line for their turn. Mary on the right seems to focus on the onlooker.