Find more prominent pieces of religious painting at Wikiart.org – best visual art database. The figures are arranged in a triangular manner. Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY. Previously, pieces woven from his designs by the weavers in the workshops set up by Morris in 1881 at Merton Abbey were adapted from preliminary sketches for stained glass. An Angel Carrying a Torch, ca. painting by Artemisia Gentileschi (Museum: Pozzuoli Catherdral). Lippi, Gozzoli and Veneziano all included portraits of the Medicis in their three wise men themed paintings, and Botticelli was no exception. National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. The Adoration of the Magi was commissioned from Botticelli by Italian banker, Gaspare di Zanobi del Lama. The Magi, or wise men, were particularly venerated in Florence, as one of the city's leading religious confraternities was dedicated to them. 200 × 210 cm. Looking at this painting it is easy to imagine becoming part of the crowd paying homage to the baby. oil on panel (168 × 179 cm) — c. 1560 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. It was also the painting that marked the pinnacle of Botticelli's career. Adoration of the Magi in a Winter Landscape or Adoration of the Magi in the Snow is a 1563 painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, now in the Oskar Reinhart Collection Am Römerholz in Winterthur, Switzerland. Experts estimate that there are at least seven versions by Botticelli and many more by other Florentine artists, including Botticelli's tutor, Fra Filippo Lippi. Vasari was effusive in his praise of the piece; "It is a marvellous work in colour, design and composition." Epiphany, the feast day of the Magi on January 6, celebrates the end of their long journey following the star to Bethlehem in order to honour the birth of Jesus. https://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/tools/my-selection/rss.html, - Legal information - © Musée d'Orsay 2006-2020. Title: The Adoration of the Magi. Looks are being exchanged and conversations are being carried out between the people gathered to gaze upon the baby Jesus. The magnificent landscape of ruined stone arches and the crumbling stone … Credit Line Charles Potter Kling Fund and other funds, by exchange, from the Estate of Federico Gentili di Giuseppe. Adoration of the Magi. This particular rendition of the Adoration of the Magi shows many members of the Medici family as well as a possible self-portrait of Botticelli. Adoration of the Magi (Menologion of Basil II, 10th-11th c.) According to the Gospel of Matthew (2:1-16), the wise men or Magi followed a star to the birth place of Christ. The timber framed building offering shelter to the mother and child echoes the stable, the humble birthplace of Christ, but also early wooden framed churches. The Adoration of the Magi reflected these pageants as well as the religious event. 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