The Nativity
The Met
Artist: Gerard David(Netherlandish, Oudewater ca. 1455–1523 Bruges)
Date: early 1480s
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on wood
Dimensions: Overall 18 3/4 x 13 1/2 in. (47.6 x 34.3 cm), painted surface 18 1/2 x 13 3/8 in. (47 x 34 cm)
Credit Line: The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A woman, man, and baby with winged figures, men, and animals in a stone ruin
Detailed Description
This vertical painting depicts a group of figures and animals within a ruined stone building. In the foreground, a nude baby lies on a blue cloth on the ground, positioned slightly to the right of the center. To the baby's left, a woman in a long, flowing blue robe kneels, her hands raised slightly, looking down at the baby. Her long, reddish-brown hair falls over her shoulders. To the left of the baby, an older man with a white beard, dressed in a voluminous red robe, kneels and holds a lit candle in his right hand. Behind the woman, two small, fair-skinned winged figures with white robes and small wings kneel with their hands pressed together in front of them. The setting is a dilapidated stone structure with multiple arches opening to a distant landscape. In the mid-ground, behind the central figures, two men peer over a low stone wall. One wears a brown tunic and a pink hat, while the other, to his right, wears a dark purple garment. To the far left, a young man in a light gray tunic and cloak stands holding a staff, looking towards the central scene. Behind him, through an archway, a green, hilly landscape with a distant town and a tower with a pointed roof is visible under a light blue sky. To the far right, a brown donkey stands next to a brown ox, both looking towards the center. The ground in the foreground is a light tan color, scattered with a few small stones and some larger, rough-hewn bricks along the bottom edge.
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