Goswijn van der Weyden (born c.1465) was the son of the Brussels painter Pieter van der Weyden (who was, in turn, the son of the celebrated artist Rogier van der Weyden). Between 1499 and 1536 Goswijn was closely associated with the Abbey of Tongerlo, for which he painted several pictures.

This depiction of 'The Adoration of the Kings' is set in a ruined building of classical style. During the reign of Charles II the painting was recorded as being much wider; it was subsequently reduced to its present dimensions. In 1876 it was recorded that the left-hand part of the present panel was missing. This section (including the black king - traditionally known as Balthazar) is a 19th-century reconstruction by Charles Buttery; only the hand and gift are original.

The painting has previously been attributed to Albrecht Durer and Lucas van Leyden, but has more recently been attributed to Goswijn van der Weyden due to the similarity of the monogram to that on documented paintings by the artist.