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Jacob Jordaens painted monumental compositions of the Nativity and the Adoration of the Shepherds on three occasions in the early 1650s. The Flemish artist, who was influenced by Calvinist teaching, occupied himself mainly with large religious works in this period. This work is painted over 15 panels and X-ray examination has revealed a smaller underlying composition depicting the Flight into Egypt, which Jordaens may have painted up to 30 years earlier. The painting was originally conceived on a smaller scale covering only the panels onto which the Flight was painted, but the artist later extended the composition by adding new panels around the original ones.

Bristol Museum & Art Gallery

Bristol

Title

The Nativity

Date

c.1653

Medium

oil on oak panel

Measurements

H 126.3 x W 166.3 cm

Accession number

K1093

Acquisition method

purchased, 1931

Work type

Painting

Bristol Museum & Art Gallery

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Artist or maker

Jacob Jordaens

1593–1678

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