Adoration of the Magi the central scene, usually a Nativity. The "adoration" of the Magi at the crib is the usual subject, but their arrival, called the "Procession of the Magi", is often shown in the distant background of a Nativity scene (usual in Byzantine icons), or as a separate subject, for example in the Magi Chapel frescos by Benozzo Gozzoli in the Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Florence. Other subjects include the Journey of the Magi, where they and perhaps their retinue are the only figures, usually shown following the Star of Bethlehem, and there are relatively uncommon scenes of their meeting with Herod and
The Adoration of the Magi (Geertgen tot Sint Jans) The Adoration of the Magi (Geertgen tot Sint Jans) The Adoration of the Magi is a circa 1480-1485 oil on panel painting of the Adoration of the Magi by the Renaissance artist Geertgen tot Sint Jans in the collection of the Rijksmuseum. "The Adoration of the Magi" shows the three magi bearing gifts. In the background the retinue of each of the three magi can be seen. The magi themselves are shown twice, once in the foreground and again in the background, arriving with their retinue from Africa, Europe and Asia. X-ray examination of the underdrawing shows that originally the