Adoration of the Magi (Filippino Lippi) of its inspiration was clearly derived from Botticelli's "Adoration of the Magi", also in the Uffizi: this is evident in the disposition of the characters on the two sides, with the Holy Family portrayed in the centre under. Similarly to Botticelli's work, Filippino also portrayed numerous members of the Medici cadet line, who had adhered to the Savonarolian Republic in the period in which the work was executed. On the left, kneeling and holding with a quadrant, is Pierfrancesco de' Medici, who had died 20 years before. Behind him, standing, are his two sons Giovanni, holding a goblet, and Lorenzo,
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