Together with a scene of the Creation and Expulsion from Paradise, this picture formed the base (predella) of an altarpiece formerly in the church of San Domenico, Siena (Galleria Degli Uffizi, Florence). Painted in 1445, the two paintings rank among the finest works by Giovanni di Paolo. Groups of saints and angels embrace in a rich, tapestry-like garden of Paradise.

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Sandro Botticelli, a Florentine, painted several versions of the theme of the Adoration of the Magi. The Magi, or wise men, were particularly venerated in Florence, as one of the city's leading religious confraternities was dedicated to them. This painting was probably painted in Rome in 1482 when Pope Sixtus IV had called the artist to fresco the walls of the Sistine Chapel.

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From, "Plastering, Plain and Decorative", by William Millar. First published by B.T. Batsford, High Holborn, London, 1897

Plate VI, "External plaster work, ancient house in Clare, Suffolk, 1473"
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From, "Plastering, Plain and Decorative", by William Millar.

Plate VI, "External plaster work, ancient house in Clare, Suffolk, 1473"
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