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
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