1475, Sandro Botticelli, The Adoration of the Kings (detail) -- National Gallery (London)
Link to the full painting.
From the museum label: Tondi (circular paintings) of this subject. were popular in the palaces of wealthy Florentines. Botticelli has exploited the format by placing the Virgin and Child at the heart of the composition. Several figures among the kings' courtly retinue are portraits. The shepherds can be seen in the distance. The ruined classical temple represents the old pagan order.
1475, Sandro Botticelli, The Adoration of the Kings (detail) -- National Gallery (London)
Link to the full painting.
From the museum label: Tondi (circular paintings) of this subject. were popular in the palaces of wealthy Florentines. Botticelli has exploited the format by placing the Virgin and Child at the heart of the composition. Several figures among the kings' courtly retinue are portraits. The shepherds can be seen in the distance. The ruined classical temple represents the old pagan order.