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BOTTICELLI, Sandro: Adoration of the Magi

🖼 Adoration of the Magi, c. 1475
Tempera on panel
111 × 134 cm
Florence, Italy

Luminous gold and jeweled robes dominate this crowded scene of worship, rendered in delicate tempera with intricate detail across multiple figures and architectural depth. The painting celebrates Florentine patronage—Botticelli included contemporary nobles among the Magi, merging religious devotion with dynastic power during the Italian Renaissance.

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E. H. Gombrich
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