Adoration of the Magi, 1475 - a photo on Flickriver

            Sandro Botticelli
Italian, 1445-1510
Tempera on panel
Uffizi, Florence

In his "Lives" Giorgio Vasari describes the Adoration in the following way:

The beauty of the heads in this scene is indescribable, their attitudes all different, some full-face, some in profile, some three-quarters, some bent down, and in various other ways, while the expressions of the attendants, both young and old, are greatly varied, displaying the artist's perfect mastery of his profession. Sandro further clearly shows the distinction between the suites of each of the kings. It is a marvelous work in color, design and composition.

The heads he is talking about are members of the powerful Medici family.

On the far right is Sandro looking at us from the 15th century, fascinating and ....

Taken on: July 23, 2014

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