The Nativity
Wolfgang · German
Date: ca. 1470
Medium: Woodcut, hand-colored
Dimensions: Image: 14 7/8 × 10 1/8 in. (37.8 × 25.7 cm) Sheet: 15 15/16 × 10 7/16 in. (40.5 × 26.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Themes: Angels, Animals, Jesus, Nativity, Virgin Mary
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1930
Date range
1460 – 1480
Largest dimension
26.5 cm
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