Agnus Dei (music) Agnus Dei (music) Agnus Dei, referring to the Christian theological concept of the Lamb of God and the associated liturgical text from the Roman Catholic Latin Mass, has been set to music by many composers, as it is normally one of the movements or sections in a sung Mass setting. However, sometimes it stands alone, e.g. it provides the lyrics for Samuel Barber's "Agnus Dei", the choral arrangement of his "Adagio for Strings". The Agnus Dei is a setting of the "Lamb of God" litany, based on John the Baptist's reference in to Jesus ("Behold the Lamb of God that
Chiesa dei Re Magi, Pergola and stone, including statues of sybils and prophets, by Tommaso Amantini (1625-1675). The canvases span painters from the late 16th to early 18th centuries. The main altarpiece, which gives the chapel its name, is an "Adoration of the Magi" by Aurelio Lomi. The walls of the chapel have canvases depicting "John the Baptist signaling Christ to the Apostles" by Ercole Ramazzani, and a "Baptism of Christ" and "Marriage at Cana" by Giovanni Francesco Ferri. The chapel also contains a polychrome-painted gesso Pietà from the 15th century. Chiesa dei Re Magi, Pergola The Chiesa dei Re Magi, also known as the