Why it matters
The Magi present their gifts to the Christ Child, surrounded by a crowd that includes prominent members of the Medici family. It was made for the funerary chapel of the banker Gaspare di Zanobi del Lama.
Did you know?
- It was painted around 1475.
- The chapel was in Santa Maria Novella in Florence.
- The patron was the son of a barber from Empoli.
Based on the Wikipedia article Adoration of the Magi (Botticelli) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
