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Engraving of a Nativity scene in a half-timbered house beside a stone well, with a man drawing water and a ruined arch behind.

Nativity

A black-ink engraving showing a half-timbered house with a thatched roof, its lower room holding a seated Virgin, the Christ child and attendants near a staircase. Beside it, a man draws water at a stone well beneath a broken arch and a leafy tree.

Artist
Albrecht Dürer
Date
1504
Medium
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2625 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1504).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection

Español: Natividad, grabado de Albrecht Durero

Grabado en tinta negra que muestra una casa de entramado de madera con techo de paja, cuya planta baja alberga a la Virgen sentada y al Niño con acompañantes junto a una escalera. Al lado, un hombre saca agua de un pozo de piedra bajo un arco en ruinas y un árbol frondoso.

Português: Natividade, gravura de Albrecht Dürer

Gravura em tinta preta que mostra uma casa enxaimel com telhado de palha, cujo andar inferior abriga a Virgem sentada e o Menino com acompanhantes perto de uma escada. Ao lado, um homem tira água de um poço de pedra sob um arco em ruínas e uma árvore frondosa.

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