Dissecting Botticelli’s Adoration of the Magi
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The
scene of the three wise men offering gifts to a newborn Jesus was
widely painted during the Renaissance era, so how did painter Sandro
Botticelli create a version that's still well known today? James Earle
describes who and what set Botticelli's Adoration of the Magi apart in the annals of art history.
How does Botticelli take a well-known subject and create something original?
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Meet The Creators
- Director Candy Kugel
- Educator James Earle
- Producer Marilyn Kraemer
- Narrator James Earle
