The nativity

Aldegrever, Heinrich (1502-ca. 1561)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
1552
Height:
10.8 cm  (4 1/4 in.)
Width:
6.9 cm  (2 11/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
pen and ink with gray wash

    Item location

  • National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC)
    [Museum inv. no.: 1964.8.1755]

Description

Shepherd holding bagpipes in a nativity scene with Mary, Joseph and the Christ-child.

People as subjects

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

Iconclass

73B25
adoration of the Christ-child by the shepherds; Mary and Joseph present

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Bagpipe [3746]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

3918