The Nativity
The Met
Artist: Maestro Daddesco|Bernardo Daddi(Italian, Florence, active ca. 1320–40)
Date: ca. 1320–40
Department: Robert Lehman Collection
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Tempera on wood, gold ground
Dimensions: Overall, with engaged frame: 11 5/8 × 8 3/8 in. (29.5 × 21.3 cm) Painted surface: 8 1/2 × 6 7/8 in. (21.6 × 17.5 cm)
Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A painting shows a woman, man, and baby with halos, with angels, animals, and two figures
Detailed Description
A vertically oriented painting depicts a scene with multiple figures and animals. A golden border frames the image. In the upper center, a simple wooden stable structure with a dark roof houses the main figures. On the left, a kneeling woman, dressed in a dark blue cloak over a red garment, holds a baby wrapped in white cloth, who lies in a rectangular wooden manger. Both the woman and baby have prominent golden halos. Above them, two small angels with red wings and golden halos hover, looking down. To the right of the manger, a bearded man in a pinkish-red robe kneels, his hands clasped, looking towards the baby. He also has a golden halo. The background features undulating green and brown hills under a golden sky. In the lower left, a brown ox and a donkey lie on the light green ground, with a small brown dog standing nearby. In the lower center, below the kneeling man, another angel with red wings and a green tunic appears to be descending or flying, also with a golden halo. In the lower right, two figures, likely men, stand in brown and dark red cloaks, looking upwards.
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