# Birth of a Child

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## Artwork

- Artist: [SUSTRIS, Friedrich](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/sustris-friedrich-r8f83bf07025bef>)
- Date: 1551-1600
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 76 x 97 cm

## Commentary

The painting&#39;s unspecific title probably derives from an inventory. Sustris was famous for mythological and historical scenes in a late Mannerist style, especially visible in elongated bodies and almost precious draftsmanship. He was also a renowned designer, who obviously delighted in decorative details such as the ewer on the left, the table legs, and the figures adorning the bedstead.

## Related artworks

- [Apollo Pursues Daphne](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/sustris-friedrich-r8f83bf07025bef/apollo-pursues-daphne-r4e37ebf29d3a06>)
- [Exterior view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/sustris-friedrich-r8f83bf07025bef/exterior-view-r95a4e258a94f6c>)
- [Offering of the Old Testament and the Holy Trinity](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/sustris-friedrich-r8f83bf07025bef/offering-of-the-old-testament-and-the-holy-trinity-r8cbf590be9aeff>)

## Attribution

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