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- Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence – Caravaggio. Caravaggio is one of the most celebrated artists from the Baroque era which took place in the 17th century across Europe.
- Portinari Altarpiece – Hugo van der Goes. Dutch painter Hugo van der Goes was famous for his ability to portray religious scenes from the Bible. Many of his most prominent paintings have been placed at the altarpiece of different churches throughout Europe since the 15th century.
- The Mystical Nativity – Sandro Botticelli. Sandro Botticelli is one of the more highly-revered artists from the early Italian Renaissance period. Unlike some of the more well-known artists from this era, Botticelli was not very popular during his lifetime, or for a few centuries afterward.
- The Adoration of the Kings – Jan Gossaert. Jan Gossaert was one of the first artists of Dutch nationality to have traveled to Italy during the early Renaissance period and become part of the overall movement itself.
The Nativity of Jesus has been a major subject of Christian art since the 4th century. The artistic depictions of the Nativity or birth of Jesus, celebrated at Christmas, are based on the narratives in the Bible, in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, and further elaborated by written, oral and artistic tradition.
The Christmas story has inspired some of the most affectionate, gentle and intimate images in the history of Western art. They bring to life the story of Christ's birth, 'the Nativity', first told of in the New Testament gospels of Saint Matthew and Saint Luke.
Dec 20, 2014 · The Nativity by Jean Charles Frontier (1701-1763), a French painter famous for his religious and mythological paintings. 15. Adoration of the Shepherds by Philippe de Champaigne ( 1602–1674), a Brabançon-born French Baroque era painter, a major exponent of the French school.
Dec 20, 2021 · Christmas, the day celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, has been immortalized by many famous works of art depicting the Nativity, among which, the oldest is most likely the stucco preserved in the catacombs of Priscilla, in Rome, dating back to the third century.
Nativity, a theme in Christian art depicting the newborn Jesus with the Virgin Mary and other figures, following descriptions of Christ’s birth in the Gospels and Apocrypha. It was a very important subject for Early Christian art because it emphasized the reality of the Incarnation.
Feb 23, 2024 · The nativity, as we know it today with Mary, Joseph, the baby Jesus in a manger, the shepherds and the wise men, began to take shape in Byzantine art around the 6th century. These early depictions were highly stylized and symbolic, often incorporating elements of ancient Christian iconography.
