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Nativity at Night  1490

by Geertgen tot Sint Jans

[br] This painting shows the traditional Christmas story: the infant Christ, lying in the manger, is watched over by Mary, Joseph and adoring angels, while an ox and donkey peer out of the darkness behind. Through the crumbling back wall we see shepherds and their sheep up on the hills huddled around a fire, their dog beside them. They gaze up in awe at the shining angel...
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Courtesy of The National Gallery, London