The Adoration of the Magi

Sandro Botticelli

c. 1478–1482 · Tempera and oil on poplar panel · National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

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The Adoration of the Magi

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About this work

Artist: Sandro Botticelli (c. 1445–1510)
Year: c. 1478–1482
Medium: Tempera and oil on poplar panel
Original size: 68 × 102 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Movement: Renaissance

The Virgin and Child sit at the centre under a timber roof built into the ruins of a classical building, with Joseph beside them, while the three Magi kneel and a crowded retinue with horses gathers on either side against an open green landscape. Botticelli painted this panel in about 1478–1482, one of several versions of the subject he made in Florence; the ruined building, an established image of the old pagan world giving way to the new, frames the stable. Nothing is known of the original owner. By the early nineteenth century it belonged to Dominique Vivant Denon, director of Napoleon's museum in Paris, and through his intervention it was sold in 1808 to Tsar Alexander I for the Imperial Hermitage in Saint Petersburg. The Soviet government sold it in January 1931 to Andrew W. Mellon, who gave it with the rest of his founding collection to the National Gallery of Art in Washington in 1937.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

The Holy Family under a ruined temple with a timber roof, a colourful crowd of kings and riders in pink, red and blue across a green landscape, for a dining room or living room at 36×24 in natural wood. A cream or soft sage wall; it pairs with Primavera.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Renaissance painting
Era: 15th century (c. 1478–1482)
Orientation: Landscape
Mood: grand
Rooms: living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 36×24. Prints at 18×12, 24×16, 36×24 in — 18×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×16 above a console or sideboard; 36×24 as the statement piece above a sofa or headboard.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; natural wood lightens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 18×12, 24×16, 36×24 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is The Adoration of the Magi in the public domain?

Yes. Sandro Botticelli (c. 1445–1510) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by National Gallery of Art.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 18×12, 24×16 and 36×24 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was The Adoration of the Magi painted, and in what medium?

The Adoration of the Magi dates from c. 1478–1482 and was made in tempera and oil on poplar panel; the original measures 68 × 102 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 36×24 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 24×16 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For The Adoration of the Magi we'd choose 36×24. It is a landscape print, wider than it is tall, at the painting's own proportions.

About this design

The Adoration of the Magi (Sandro Botticelli) — The Adoration of the Magi · Sandro Botticelli · c. 1478–1482. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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