Nativity

Campin, Robert (ca. 1375/1379-1444) (attributed to)

Master of Flémalle (active ca. 1420-ca. 1440) (attributed to)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

1420-1425

Height:

86.0 cm  (33 7/8 in.)

Width:

72.0 cm  (28 3/8 in.)

Place of creation:

Burgundy (France)

Description

A nativity scene that includes the Holy family, the adoration of the shepherds as well as the legend of the midwives. One male shepherd holds a bagpipe

People as subjects

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

Iconclass

73B13
Mary, Joseph and the new-born Christ (Nativity)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Bagpipe [3746]

Image URLs

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Bibliographic references

Panofsky, E. Early Netherlandish Painting. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1966. pp. 149-77.

Notes

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon attributes the painting to the Master of Flémalle; Artstor attriutes the painting to Robert Campin, who is now generally accepted as the artist whose oeuvre was formerly attributed to the anonymous Master of Flémalle.

RIdIM record id

389