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The Nativity

Image credit: Manchester Art Gallery

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Nativity scene, with the baby Jesus to the right of the centre, about to be put down on a sheet placed over the manger. The Virgin Mary and elderly Joseph are in the centre to the left of the manger, and a crouching shepherd and standing child are in the bottom left, with a second shepherd standing in the shadows to the far left. Two women are to the right of the manger, one with her hands clasped in prayer, and two figures standing behind them in the shadows. Also a shepherd boy in the bottom right, who is carrying a sheep in his arms. The light is concentrated on the central group, and the background is dark. A third shepherd stands outside the stable in the background to the left, accompanied by an ox and ass.
Title

The Nativity

Date

1634

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 164.2 x W 200.5 cm

Accession number

1926.34

Acquisition method

gift from the children of Albert and Edith Eckersley, 1926

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

artist's inscription : : br : artist's initials (mon), date : P.DG 1634 (?)

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