The Nativity
The Met
Artist: Zanobi Strozzi(Italian, Florence 1412–1468 Florence)
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Tempera and gold on wood
Dimensions: Overall, with engaged frame, 15 1/4 x 11 1/2 in. (38.7 x 29.2 cm); painted surface 13 x 9 1/8 in. (33 x 23.2 cm)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1924
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A naked baby on a cloth, flanked by a kneeling woman and man, with robed figures above
Detailed Description
A naked baby, adorned with a golden halo, lies horizontally on a white cloth at the center bottom, facing slightly to the left. To the left of the baby, a woman, dressed in a dark blue robe and a white head covering, kneels on the ground with a golden halo, her hands clasped in prayer. To the right of the baby, a man, wearing a dark blue tunic with a red-brown cloak, kneels with a golden halo, his hands raised, palms open. The main scene unfolds within a simple, dark brown stable interior with a lighter brown floor, beneath a thatched roof structure composed of horizontal brown and yellow lines that extends across the width of the scene. In the dark background of the stable, the head of a brown cow with horns is visible on the left, looking towards the baby. To its right, a white animal, possibly a donkey, is partially visible. The upper portion of the image features a light blue sky with a horizontal band of light brown below it. Six small, robed figures, likely angels, are arranged in two groups of three, floating above the brown band and appearing to look downwards. Faint, light-colored text in a non-Latin script is visible in the blue sky above the figures.
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