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Painting of the Nativity: Mary kneels in prayer beside the infant Christ in a straw-filled shelter with an ox, donkey, angels, and shepherds.

The Nativity

The Virgin Mary kneels in blue and gold robes with a golden halo, hands clasped in prayer, beside the infant Christ lying on straw. An ox and donkey stand within a ruined wooden shelter, while angels and shepherds gather under a gilded sky.

Artist
Master of the Historia Friderici et Maximiliani
Date
1507–10
Medium
Oil on panel
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
843 × 1318 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1510).
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, Wilson L. Mead Fund

Español: La Natividad

La Virgen María se arrodilla con un manto azul y dorado y un halo dorado, con las manos juntas en oración, junto al Niño Jesús recostado sobre paja. Un buey y un asno están dentro de un refugio de madera en ruinas, mientras ángeles y pastores se reúnen bajo un cielo dorado.

Português: A Natividade

A Virgem Maria ajoelha-se com um manto azul e dourado e um halo dourado, as mãos postas em oração, ao lado do Menino Jesus deitado sobre palha. Um boi e um burro ficam dentro de um abrigo de madeira em ruínas, enquanto anjos e pastores se reúnem sob um céu dourado.

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