She holds the Christ Child who leans towards King Melchior to receive a kiss on His hand.

The children behind the donors wearing white shrouds are assumed to have had died before the painting was finished.

[1] Due to a lack of secure documentation, attribution was only established in the 20th century to Oostsanen based on underdrawings and comparison to his other works.

The portrayed donors have been variously named due to a combination of genealogical research and identification of the coats of arms.

[2] This painting was purchased in 1978 with support from the Prins Bernard Fonds and Vereniging Rembrandt from Mr and Mrs J. William Middendorf II for 1,145,833 guilders.