Adoration of the Magi
Sandro Botticelli Β· 1475
Why it's great
Botticelli painted the Three Kings visiting Jesus and gave the kings the faces of the Medici family, the rulers of Florence, and put himself in the crowd. He painted it around 1475, a glimpse of how rich Renaissance patrons liked to be shown.
ποΈ Part of history
The Renaissance (1400β1600) β Botticelli painted the Three Kings visiting Jesus and gave the kings the faces of the Medici family, the rulers of Florence, and put himself in the crowd.
Where to see it
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Hang it on your wall
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Sandro Botticelli was an Italian painter born in Florence in 1445. He worked for the Medici family and painted graceful, flowing pictures such as The Birth of Venus and Primavera. He lived in Florence all his life and died there in 1510.