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Source Description
Set against the silhouette of a mountain, the Virgin rests beside the manger with the swaddled Christ Child. Three angels emerge from behind the mountain, one of whom announces the birth of Christ to the standing shepherd on the right. In the foreground, the infant receives his first bath while the seated Joseph watches the scene. The motif of Christ receiving his first bath is characteristic of Byzantine images of the Nativity and rarely appears in western European art.
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Document identity
localId
24998
label
Nativity
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
24998
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Nativity
description
Set against the silhouette of a mountain, the Virgin rests beside the manger with the swaddled Christ Child. Three angels emerge from behind the mountain, one of whom announces the birth of Christ to the standing shepherd on the right. In the foreground, the infant receives his first bath while the seated Joseph watches the scene. The motif of Christ receiving his first bath is characteristic of Byzantine images of the Nativity and rarely appears in western European art.
provenance
Count Girolamo Possenti, Fabriano, before 1876, by purchase; Sale, Florence, April 1, 1880, no. 24; Count Gregoire Stroganoff (Grigorii Sergeevich Stroganov), Rome, before 1900, by purchase, his cat. 115.2; Henri Daguerre, Paris, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
10th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
triptychs
panels
icons
relief
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
13.5
height
12.3
depth
1
dimensionsRaw
5 5/16 x 4 13/16 x 3/8 in. (13.5 x 12.3 x 1 cm)
Source extras
cul
Byzantine
dynasty
Macedonian Dynasty
med
ivory
creator_ids
6640
collection_ids
BYZ
exhibition_ids
358
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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