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Which Renaissance artist is credited with The Adoration of the Magi?
A
Raphael
B
Botticelli
C
Michelangelo
D
Machiavelli
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sandro Botticelli, a Florentine, painted several versions of the theme of the Adoration of the Magi. The Magi, or wise men, were particularly venerated in Florence, as one of the city’s leading religious confraternities was dedicated to them.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Florentine painter Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510) is celebrated as one of the most important painters of the Italian Renaissance. His paintings have been endlessly reproduced and interpreted. His motifs-widely borrowed and adapted-have gone out into the world, often at a considerable remove from the originals.

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