Adoration of the Magi (Botticelli, 1475) described by Vasari as "the finest of all that are now extant for its life and vigour"), his sons Piero (the second Magus kneeling in the centre with the red mantle) and Giovanni (the third Magus), and his grandsons Giuliano and Lorenzo. The three Medici portrayed as Magi were all dead at the time the picture was painted, and Florence was effectively ruled by Lorenzo. Whether Botticelli's intimate relations with the Medici brothers allowed the wealthy Gaspare to introduce the portraits of their kinsmen in his altar-piece, or Gaspare was glad for this opportunity to pay a graceful compliment to
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