The mantle of the kneeling Melchior resembles actual 15th-century textiles, and the bold repetition of the lily, the symbol of Florence, on his golden tunic emphasized that these fabrics were alla ...

Gentile da Fabriano’s “Adoration of the Magi” at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence depicts the journey of the three kings (Melchior, Balthazar and Caspar) to pay homage to the newborn Christ, a ...