Nativity

Cerano (ca. 1575-1632)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

before 1633

Height:

166.0 cm  (65 3/8 in.)

Width:

127.0 cm  (50 in.)

Technique / Medium:

oil on board

Place of creation:

Piemonte (Italia)

School:

Lombard school

Description

The Virgin, St. Joseph and two shepherds are worshiping the Child in the cowshed of Bethlehem; in Heaven, angels are in prayer or playing instruments (lute and violin).

People as subjects

St. Mary (Blessed Virgin)
St. Joseph (born late 1st century BCE, died 1st century CE)
Jesus Christ

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lute [3394]
Violin [3573]

RIdIM images

Bibliographic references

Santarelli, Cristina. Iconografia musicale nei musei torinesi (Lucca: Libreria Musicale Italiana (LIM), 2003) 55-56. ISBN 887096373X. RILM 2003-08617.

RIdIM record id

3136