The Bean King by Jacob Jordaens (1593-1678), oil on canvas, c. 1638.

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Jordaens here depicts the festival of the Three Magi or Three Kings, which was celebrated in Flanders every year on 6th January. According to old Netherlandish tradition, on this day a large pie was served at table with a single bean hidden somewhere in it. He who found the bean in his slice of pie was declared to be the Bean King.

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