# The Nativity and Other Episodes from the Childhood of Christ

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## Artwork

- Artist: [PIETRO DA RIMINI](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pietro-da-rimini-r76722443f03e24>)
- Date: 1301-1350
- Technique: Tempera on panel, 17 x 20 cm

## Commentary

The Nativity and Other Episodes from the Childhood of Christ c. 1330 Tempera on panel, 17 x 20 cm Fundación Colección Thyssen-Bornemisza, Pedralbes This scene, which probably formed part of a group of panels devoted to the life of Christ, brings together in one spatial setting various episodes from Christ&#39;s childhood, giving the painting great narrative interest. Along with the Nativity \(treated in the traditional manner of the period, with the Virgin lying down and Joseph on a lower level\), the artist has also included the shepherds in the background, two women washing the new-born Christ, and the Adoration of the Magi. &lt;P&gt; &lt;TABLE ALIGN=LEFT CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 WIDTH=320 BGCOLOR=&#34;\#99CCCC&#34;&gt; &lt;TR VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt;&lt;TD&gt;&lt;IMG SRC=&#34;/support/gif/listen.gif&#34; BORDER=0 VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt; Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 2 minutes\):&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A HREF=&#34;\#&#34; onClick=&#34;w=window.open \(&#39;/music1/14\_cent/gregorian\_sequence.html&#39;, &#39;newWin&#39;, &#39;scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350&#39;\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true&#34;&gt;&lt;B&gt;Gregorian sequence&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;

## Related artworks

- [Deposition from the Cross](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pietro-da-rimini-r76722443f03e24/deposition-from-the-cross-rfcb95dd7315d2c>)
- [The Nativity](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pietro-da-rimini-r76722443f03e24/the-nativity-rdfa98fd7e6d923>)

## Attribution

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