The Nativity
The Met
Artist: South Netherlandish Painter(ca. 1460)
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on wood, gold ground
Dimensions: 37 x 36 1/4 in. (94 x 92.1 cm)
Credit Line: The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Woman, man, and winged figures gaze at an infant in a stable, with an animal
Detailed Description
A group of figures and animals are depicted in a stable setting against a textured golden background. In the foreground, a woman kneels on the left, facing right, with her hands clasped in prayer. She wears a flowing dark blue robe that spreads across the ground and has a golden halo around her head. Her long, wavy brown hair falls over her shoulders. Directly in front of her, on a small blue cloth, lies a naked infant on the ground. Behind the infant, a group of small, white-robed, winged figures with pink cloaks kneel, looking towards the infant. To the right of the infant, a man kneels, facing left, with his gaze directed towards the infant. He wears a long, flowing red cloak over a grey tunic and holds a brown staff in his left hand. He has a white beard and a balding head. Behind this man, another woman stands, looking downwards, dressed in a green gown with a white head covering. Her hands are slightly raised. On the far left, a brown cow or ox kneels, facing right, next to a rustic wooden stable structure with a thatched roof. The stable is built into a green, mounded landscape. In the distant left background, small figures are visible on a path leading up a hill. The entire upper and right background is a shimmering, textured gold.
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