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A ruinous chapel-like building stands in a rocky landscape. The Virgin Mary sits on the remains of a wall and presents the Christ Child to the Three Kings, who, together with their retinue, are gathered around her to present their gifts. The Gospel of Matthew tells the story of the Adoration of the Kings, but does not account for the figures in the background here: Saints Mary Magdalene, Bernard of Clairvaux, Jerome and Augustine, as well as the Archangel Raphael and Tobias. They may have been inserted at the request of the patron.

It is likely that the painting was made for the wealthy Florentine merchant Francesco del Pugliese, whose testament refers to a painting of an Adoration of the Kings by Filippino Lippi. It would have been in a family chapel in the village of Sommaia, in the mountainous area north-west of Florence, the landscape of which is not unlike that of the painting.

The National Gallery, London

London

Title

The Adoration of the Kings

Date

about 1480

Medium

Oil with some egg tempera on wood

Measurements

H 57.5 x W 85.7 cm

Accession number

NG1124

Acquisition method

Bought, 1882

Work type

Painting

The National Gallery, London

Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England

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Artist or maker

Filippino Lippi

c.1457–1504

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