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The last figure on the right, obviously a maid carrying gifts, is quite agitated, which contrasts with the play of folds and veils in the composed procession of the others. Hers is almost a dance step, and one might well ask why. It could be a deliberate reference to Ghirlandaio's immediate predecessor Filippo Lippi or even some more lively Botticellian inspiration, though it does seem rather forced and somewhat disharmonious in the midst of such calm.
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