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Adoration of the Magi
Sandro Botticelli1475
Uffizi Gallery
Florence, Italy
Commissioned by merchant broker of the Money Changing Guild, Guasparre di Zanobi del Lama for his chapel in Santa Maria Novella in Florence, this small panel depicts Cosimo the Elder and his sons Giovanni and Piero as the Magi, with Lorenzo il Magnifico and his brother Giuliano looking on. Facing the observer, we recognize the artist in a yellow cloak and the patron in a blue robe wearing white gloves.
Details
- Title: Adoration of the Magi
- Creator: Botticelli Filipepi
- Creator Death Place: Firenze (Italy)
- Creator Birth Place: Firenze (Italy)
- Date Created: 1475
- Style: Renaissance/ Mythological scene
- Provenance: Chapel of Guasparre di Zanobi del Lama in Santa Maria Novella in Florence
- Physical Dimensions: w1730 x h1075 mm
- Original Title: Adorazione dei Magi
- Type: painting
- Medium: Tempera on panel
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