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The Nativity

The Nativity

Artist (German, 1693-1754)
CultureGerman
Date1723
MediumEngraving and etching
Dimensionssheet: 24 7/16 x 33 7/16 in. (62.1 x 85 cm)
Classificationsprints
Credit LineGift of Richard D. Pardue in loving memory of John Wiley Pass, Class of 1951
Object number2013.4
DescriptionElaborate image of the Nativity, the Annunciation to the Shepherds, and the Adoration of the Shepherds. At the lower left a man holds an elaborate cartouche with inscriptions: quotations from the prophets Isaiah [7:14] and Micah [5:2], followed by the name and qualifications of the print¿s maker. A second man bends over to read the inscriptions. To the left, above the stable, a group of angels playing musical instruments. To the right, at the top edge, above and beyond the angelic host appearing to the shepherds in the fields, is a minute figure in a seated position accompanied by an angel ¿ possibly God the Father. The dimensions given for an impression in the British Museum (63.7 x 85.8 cm) suggest that this one lacks a strip about half an inch wide at top or bottom. The composition is complete or nearly so ¿ a missing blank strip along the bottom might have contained the date referred to in the BM entry.
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