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Da Vinci's Adoration of the Magi

The Adoration of the Magi was commissioned for the altar of the monastery of San Donato a Scopeto, near Florence. Leonardo agreed to paint it within two-and-a-half years, on the understanding that he would receive nothing if the work was delivered late. However, he abandoned the project in 1482, tempted away by the Duke of Milan and the promise of a regular income. Although the painting is unfinished, it is considered one of Leonardo's most important early works. The subject of the painting - the worship of the infant Christ by the three wise men (or Magi)- was a popular one in the early Renaissance. The ruins and the sparring knights in the background signify the decline of pagan culture in the face of a new Christian era.

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Da Vinci's Adoration of the Magi

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boomdawgs : LVL 4: VP 1.3: said:

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-5 votes NegativePositive

1071 days 21 hours ago...

i dont get it!

Raven13 : LVL 10: VP 1.9: said:

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-1 votes NegativePositive

1071 days 7 hours ago...

^ I really don`t know what say its kinda sad that you don`t get it. Da Vinci is an incredible artist even if you ignore the religous theme.

Kung Fu Ninja : LVL 30: VP 3.9: said:

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2 votes NegativePositive

1071 days 6 hours ago...

Very cool 5/5

pcmacro : LVL 19: VP 2.8: said:

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1070 days 19 hours ago...

Simply beautiful

falloutboy1835 : LVL 11: VP 2: said:

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-1 votes NegativePositive

1044 days 8 hours ago...

That wa ssort of gay.

thejoob_11 : LVL 24: VP 3.3: said:

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197 days 4 hours ago...

EVEN if you ignore the religious theme?... I find is necessary to. Fall of the Pagans in the new christian era. This was clearly a form of propoganda put out to make people think that Christianity`s slave morality philosophy and mind surrender would bring about an age of peace and happiness. I think we all know that it didn`t. So what`s with the picture hmmmmmm.

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