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Adoration of the Magi Sandro Botticelli, 1475
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Adoration of the Magi

Sandro Botticelli Β· 1475

Why it's great

The three kings kneel before the baby Jesus in this crowded picture, and in the crowd Botticelli painted members of the Medici family, and himself, staring out at us in a yellow cloak. He painted it in about 1475.

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πŸ“ Uffizi GalleryFlorence, Italy

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About the artist

Sandro Botticelli

1445–1510 Β· born in Florence

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.

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