Every Day a Painting for September 2, 2026

The Adoration of the Magi (1440–1460)

Fra Angelico; Fra Filippo Lippi

Tempera on Poplar Panel. Florentine, Renaissance.

Italian Paintings of the Fifteenth Century

The people and animals in this colorful procession are on their way to see the infant Jesus and honor his birth. The procession winds around a hill, under an ancient arch, and to the manger. At the bo…

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