Leonardo da Vinci: The Adoration of the Magi

Title: The Adoration of the Magi

• Date: 1481–1482 (unfinished)

  
  

• Medium: Oil on panel

  
  

• Location: Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy

  
  

• Description: This unfinished work shows the Magi kneeling before the Virgin and Child, surrounded by a chaotic array of figures and architecture. The unfinished state reveals Leonardo’s sketching style and exploration of dramatic narrative and spatial composition.

  
  

Significance:

 The work demonstrates Leonardo’s innovative approach to perspective, gesture, and psychological complexity, even in its incomplete state.

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