The Adoration of the Kings was created by one of the premier Umbrian painters known as Ottaviano Nelli. Nelli was the son of a mostly unknown Gubbian painter Martino Nelli and was much more talented than his father. Also known as Ottaviano di Martino Nelli or Ottaviano de Martis, Nelli’s name first appeared in the public archives of Perugia where it was documented that he painted the arms of the Duke of Milan. Nelli operated all across Umbria and his works ranged from some of the finest Frescos and altar-pictures in Italy to paintings executed for cities, public businesses and private citizens. Nelli was known especially for his frescoes, sometimes being described as “the gem of nearly all those beauties”. The Adoration of the Kings was painted by Nelli in 1424 and the last record of his work was in April of 1444 where it is theorized he died soon after this period.