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MANTEGNA, Andrea: The Adoration of the Magi

🖼 The Adoration of the Magi, 1460-64
Tempera on wood
76 × 77 cm
Florence, Italy

Crisp linear perspective and jewel-toned robes guide three kings bearing gifts toward the Virgin and Child in a rocky landscape. Mantegna's precise draftsmanship and classical architectural elements established new standards for Renaissance religious narrative and spatial depth.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
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