The Nativity
The Met
Artist: Puccio di Simone(Italian, Florence, active by ca. 1340–died 1362)
Date: ca. 1350
Department: Robert Lehman Collection
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Tempera on wood, gold ground
Dimensions: 7 7/8 x 15 in. (20 x 38.1 cm)
Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Three haloed figures, a baby, and animals in a stable, set in a rocky, gold landscape
Detailed Description
This rectangular painting depicts a scene set within a rocky landscape. In the center, a simple wooden stable with a sloped roof houses three main figures. To the left of the stable, a woman kneels, facing right, her head bowed. She wears a long, flowing white robe with a hint of green at the hem, and a gold halo with radiating lines encircles her head. Inside the stable, an infant wrapped in white and red striped cloth lies in a wooden manger, also adorned with a gold halo. Behind the infant, the heads of a brown cow and a dark-colored donkey are visible, both looking towards the infant. To the right of the stable, a man with a white beard sits on the ground, facing left towards the infant. He wears an orange-yellow robe and has a gold halo with radiating lines around his head. The background features steep, light brown rocky hills on both sides. The upper left and right corners of the painting are filled with shimmering gold leaf. Sparse green foliage and small red flowers are scattered across the hillsides and the light brown ground in the foreground. A few small green trees with dark trunks are visible atop the hill on the right.
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