Adoration of the Magi (Botticelli, 1475) Adoration of the Magi (Botticelli, 1475) The Adoration of the Magi is a painting by the Italian Renaissance master Sandro Botticelli, dating from 1475 or 1476, early in his career. The work is on display at the Uffizi in Florence. Botticelli was commissioned to paint at least seven versions of "The Adoration of the Magi". This version was commissioned by Gaspare di Zanobi del Lama for his funerary chapel in Santa Maria Novella. In the scene numerous characters are present, among which are several members of the Medici family: Cosimo de' Medici (the Magus kneeling in front of the Virgin,
Magi Chapel chapel was the altar panel bearing Filippo Lippi's "Adoration in the Forest". This painting is now in Berlin after being sold in the 19th century, while a copy by a follower of Lippi remains in the chapel. The chapel is famous for the series of wall paintings by Benozzo Gozzoli, with the "Angels in Adoration" in the rectangular apse and the "Journey of the Magi" in the large hall. The latter is covered in three large frescos, each showing the procession of one of the Three Magi on their way to Bethlehem to see the Nativity of Jesus. The religious