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Many Christmas carols make mention of the three kings, who follow a star and come to pay homage to the baby Jesus in Bethlehem. They are called “The Three Wise Men from the East.” At many courts in the east, including ancient Babylon and Persia, learned astrologers often served as priestly advisers and practised the art of magic.
In the centuries since the three magi have been interpreted as kings. Through the centuries, paintings have shown as many as eight kings. The Western tradition of three kings most likely arose from three gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh that they brought to the 'newborn King.'
Every year, on January 6th, a solemn procession inspired by Benozzo Gozzoli's celebrated fresco in the Chapel of the Magi in Palazzo Medici Riccardi winds its way through the ancient streets of the city centre to celebrate the feast which recalls the journey made by the Magi to pay homage to the Infant.
Procession of the Youngest King
or Corteo dei Magi, Benozzo Gozzoli, Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Cappella dei Magi, Corteo con Lorenzo, Piero e Giovanni de' Medici. Florence, Italy.
The Chapel of the Magi
The Chapel of the Magi (Cappella dei Magi) is a treasure chest located on the first floor, the heart of the palace. It was designed by Michelozzo and consists of a square-plan space with a recess slightly raised above the floor to accommodate the altar.
It could be accessed via two entrances: a private entrance for the family, and a public entrance for guests. The gilded wooden ceiling, finely carved by Pagno di Lapo, seems to reflect on the precious floor in polychrome marble.
The walls were frescoed by Benozzo Gozzoli from 1459 onwards: the images depict the journey of the Magi towards Christ Child, who is in the foreground of the altarpiece painted by artists belonging to Filippo Lippi’s workshop. Starting from the wall to the east, the parade is headed by Caspar (in a white tunic), the youngest Magus Caspar (possibly a idealised young Lorenzo il Magnifico) at East wall at the Magi followed by Balthazar (in a green tunic) on the south wall, and by Melchior (in a red tunic) on the wall to the west.
The astonishing richness of details and ornaments is complemented by an accurate depiction of the landscape and characters of the time who join the holy parade: You will notice Cosimo and Piero de Medici, the young Lorenzo and Giuliano, Gian Galeazzo Sforza, Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, and Pope Pius II (born Enea Silvio Piccolomini).
The procession inspired by Benozzo Gozzoli is an event instituted to tie in with the celebrations for the seventh centenary of the laying of the cathedral's foundation stone and the foundation of the Opera itself, reviving an ancient and glorious Florentine tradition from the 15thcentury by staging a historical cavalcade under the auspices of the Archdiocese and Cathedral Chapter in conjunction with the city authorities and with the participation of towns and villages in the province of Florence.
Oggi tre miei original characters (Heve, Roy ed Augusto) hanno deciso di interpretare i Re Magi per raccontarvi una delle tante storie dell'Epifania.
Nella tradizione cristiana, la storia della befana è strettamente legata a quella dei Re Magi. La leggenda narra che in una freddissima notte d’inverno Baldassare, Gasparre e Melchiorre, nel lungo viaggio per arrivare a Betlemme da Gesù Bambino, non riuscendo a trovare la strada, chiesero informazioni ad una vecchietta che indicò loro il cammino. I Re Magi, allora, invitarono la donna ad unirsi a loro, ma, nonostante le insistenze la vecchina rifiutò. Una volta che i Re Magi se ne furono andati, essa si pentì di non averli seguiti e allora preparò un sacco pieno di dolci e si mise a cercarli, ma senza successo. La vecchietta, quindi, iniziò a bussare ad ogni porta, regalando ad ogni bambino che incontrava dei dolcetti, nella speranza che uno di loro fosse proprio Gesù Bambino.
Today three of my original characters (Heve, Roy and Augusto) have decided to interpret the Magi to tell you one of the many stories of the Epiphany.
In the Christian tradition, the story of the'' befana'' is closely linked to that of the Magi. Legend has it that on a very cold winter night Baldassare, Gasparre and Melchiorre, on the long journey to get to Bethlehem from the Child Jesus, unable to find the way, asked an old woman for information who showed them the way. The Three Kings, then, invited the woman to join them, but, despite the insistence, the old woman refused. Once the Three Kings were gone, she regretted not following them and so she packed a sack full of sweets and began looking for them, but without success. The old lady, therefore, began to knock on every door, giving each child she met some sweets, in the hope that one of them was just Baby Jesus.
L’Epifania, meglio conosciuta come la Befana, è l’ultima festa delle vacanze invernali. Scopriamo insieme con i nostri bambini la leggenda, dai re Magi alla vecchietta sulla scopa
L’Epifania e l’Adorazione dei Magi sono temi cari agli artisti a me contemporanei e non solo. Leonardo da Vinci, il Botticelli ma anche Durer, Masaccio, il Ghirlandaio, Velazquez e molti altri hanno rappresentato l’arrivo dei Re Magi al cospetto Gesù appena venuto al mondo.
Da quale opere comincio? Dal mio grande cartone dell’Epifania che si trova al British Museum che disegnai a carboncino su…