Adoration of the Magi
Domenico Ghirlandaio Β· 1485
Why it's great
The kings arrive with a large crowd of followers, kneeling to the baby Jesus in front of a ruined arch. Domenico Ghirlandaio painted it in 1485, and he included lots of things from daily life in Florence.
Where to see it
π Hospital of Innocentsborough 1, Italy
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Domenico Ghirlandaio was a Florentine painter born in 1448. He painted busy, lively frescoes of Bible stories set in Florence with its real people, and he ran a big workshop that included the young Michelangelo. He died in 1494.