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Nativity images became increasing popular in panel paintings in the 15th century, although on altarpieces the Holy Family often had to share the picture space with donor portraits. In Early Netherlandish painting the usual simple shed, little changed from Late Antiquity, developed into an elaborate ruined temple, initially Romanesque in style ...
- The Annunciation.
- Dream of Saint Joseph.
- Nativity.
- Arrival of the Shepherds.
Dec 20, 2022 · A tableau of sculptures or living beings, the Nativity scene (as well as the closely related Adoration of the Magi) traces its origins back some 1,500 years. The tradition has changed over time...
We hope you’ll visit us, but explore the story of the Nativity at the National Gallery of Art, too. You’ll see the Bible everywhere. Below are images of the 19 paintings that were on display as of October 8, 2021, but we strongly recommend seeing them yourself.
Dec 24, 2016 · Botticelli, Rubens, Rembrandt, Tintoretto, da Vinci, El Greco (to name but a few): all have put paintbrush to canvas to give us their renditions of the nativity scene, or a part of the Biblical story of Christ’s birth. The sheer number of nativity paintings in existence – even just the ones hanging on the walls of the National Gallery ...
In contrast with the Western images, which emphasize the child’s miraculous birth and the uncompromised joy of his attendants, Eastern icons allow haunting allusions to his mother’s vulnerability, his human father’s anxiety, and his own future death and burial.
In this exquisite depiction of the Nativity, the compositional elements are brilliantly adapted to the quatrefoil field, and the rich and subtle color harmonies reflect the artist's skill as a manuscript painter.
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