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,
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