The Adoration of the Magi

c. 1478/1482

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: tempera and oil on poplar panel
Dimensions: painted surface: 68 x 102 cm (26 3/4 x 40 3/16 in.) overall size: 70 x 104.2 cm (27 9/16 x 41 in.) framed: 98.4 x 132.1 x 8.3 cm (38 3/4 x 52 x 3 1/4 in.)
Collection no.: 1937.1.22
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: NGA Open Access — unrestricted reuseLicense details

Sandro Botticelli. The Adoration of the Magi. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1937.1.22. NGA Open Access — unrestricted reuse; compressed study reproduction.

Collection: National Gallery of Art

About this artwork

Official collection metadata; attribution follows named catalogue, not an independent authenticity determination. Holdings are not ownership or current display. Museum accessioned painting; no museum-highlight designation or current-display claim. Source Wikidata creator identity matched exactly. Dataset textual dates checked against numeric search dates. Full provenance, inscriptions, terms and catalogue text preserved in the separate research staging record. Attribution: primary Collection credit: Andrew W. Mellon Collection.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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