Fuck Yeah Classical

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Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936): Adoration of the Magi (from Trittico Botticelliano / Three Botticelli Pictures for orchestra, P. 151, 1927)

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510): Adoration of the Magi

1476, Tempera on panel, 111 cm × 134 cm, Uffizi, Florence

In the picture is also present Botticelli’s alleged self-portrait, as the man with yellow mantle on the far right.

“The beauty of the heads in this scene is indescribable, their attitudes all different, some full-face, some in profile, some three-quarters, some bent down, and in various other ways, while the expressions of the attendants, both young and old, are greatly varied, displaying the artist’s perfect mastery of his profession. Sandro further clearly shows the distinction between the suites of each of the kings. It is a marvellous work in colour, design and composition.” (Giorgio Vasari)