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VERONESE, Paolo: Adoration of the Magi

🖼 Adoration of the Magi, 1573
Oil on canvas
355 × 320 cm
London, United Kingdom

Jeweled silks and architectural grandeur frame three kings presenting gifts to the Christ Child in luminous detail. Veronese's 1573 composition epitomizes Venetian magnificence, transforming religious narrative into lavish spectacle that celebrated Renaissance wealth and divine splendor.

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E. H. Gombrich
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