The sound of Gossaert’s Adoration

Jan Gossaert, The Adoration of the Kings, oil on panel, ca. 1510–15, The National Gallery, London.

This experience designed for mobile phones, allows you to explore and zoom into six scenes from Gossaert’s The Adoration of the Kings at London’s National Gallery, seeing the painting’s intricate detail and immersing yourself in a world of interactive sound.

Listen as six short poems by the poet Theresa Lola in the voice of Balthasar, one of the Three Kings, bring to life the painting’s timeless themes of rupture, transformation and renewal.