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VERONESE, Paolo: Adoration of the Magi

🖼 Adoration of the Magi, 1570s
Oil on copper
45 × 35 cm
St. Petersburg, Russia

Luminous architectural grandeur frames three kings presenting gifts to the Virgin and Christ Child, rendered in Veronese's characteristic rich palette and dynamic composition. This monumental scene exemplifies Counter-Reformation religious art, emphasizing divine splendor and courtly magnificence to inspire spiritual devotion.

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E. H. Gombrich
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