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
Biblical Magi but included in the packaging for optional use by the buyer to insert it themselves. Mardi Gras-style beads and doubloons may be included as well. The Magi most frequently appear in European art in the "Adoration of the Magi"; less often in the "Journey of the Magi" has been a popular subject in art, and "topos", and other scenes such as the "Magi before Herod" and the "Dream of the Magi" also appear in the Middle Ages. In Byzantine art they are depicted as Persians, wearing trousers and phrygian caps. Crowns appear from the 10th century. Despite being saints, they