Object

Adoration of the Magi

Mrs. Landingham proposes Botticelli's Adoration of the Magi as a museum print for the Oval Office walls during a lighthearted exchange with Bartlet. The artwork enters their banter as one option among others, its Renaissance imagery sparking playful debate that reveals Bartlet's charm before Leo and C.J. interrupt with urgent business. Characters reference it casually without handling the physical piece.

2 appearances

Purpose

Wall decoration for the Oval Office

Significance

Sparks a humanizing, comic moment between Bartlet and Mrs. Landingham, contrasting administrative overload and the incoming political crisis over Rooker's racial profiling comments.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S4E5 · Debate Camp

Art, Orders, and a Political Landmine

Botticelli's 'Adoration of the Magi' is named as another loanable option during the lighthearted selection. It helps establish the ritualized domestic moment and the President's attempt to cling to ordinary decisions amid administrative overload.

Before: One of several museum prints being discussed for Oval decoration; conceptually present in the room's conversation.

After: Still an option in the conversation but effectively sidelined when the transcript revelation demands attention.

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S4E5 · Debate Camp

Transcript as Landmine: C.J. Reveals Rooker's Racial Profiling Remarks

Botticelli's 'Adoration of the Magi' is likewise offered as a decorative choice, serving narrative economy to highlight the domestic, cultured routine being interrupted and to humanize the President before staff business intrudes.

Before: Displayed among other candidate prints in the Oval selection process.

After: Retained among prints; decision postponed due to incoming political crisis.

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