Nativity in an Initial H
A manuscript miniature set within an illuminated letter H, showing the Virgin Mary kneeling in blue mantle at left, the Christ child on straw beneath a wooden shelter, and Saint Joseph in yellow at right. Angels appear in the sky above, and gold leaf and bright gouache fill the rolling landscape.
- Artist
- Zanino di Pietro
- Date
- 1430/40
- Medium
- Brush and gouache, heightened with gum arabic, gold leaf, and gold paint, over brush and black ink, on vellum
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 2032 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1440).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
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, Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection
