Adoration of the Magi (Fra Angelico and Filippo Lippi) Adoration of the Magi (Fra Angelico and Filippo Lippi) The Adoration of the Magi is a tondo, or circular painting, of the "Adoration of the Magi" assumed to be that recorded in 1492 in the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence as by Fra Angelico. It dates from the mid-15th century and is now in the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. Most art historians think that Filippo Lippi painted more of the original work, and that it was added to some years after by other artists, as well as including work by assistants in the workshops of both the
Adoration of the Shepherds (Giorgione) "Holy Family", and an "Adoration of the Magi" predella panel in the National Gallery, London. This group, now often expanded to include another "Adoration of the Shepherds" in Vienna, and sometimes further, are usually included (increasingly) or excluded together from Giorgione's oeuvre. Giorgione portrayed the main scene on the right, in front of a dark grotto, while on the left is bright landscape crowned by trees. A sincere dramatic tension is obtained by the choice to place the kneeling shepherd pilgrims in the centre of the painting. The entire group of parents, child, and pilgrim form an anchored rectangle that