# The Nativity

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## Artwork

- Artist: [GHIRLANDAIO, Domenico](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ghirlandaio-domenico-r3df6508945b16c>)
- Date: 1451-1500
- Technique: Tempera on wood, 45 x 42 cm

## Commentary

This painting depicts the Nativity according to the archaizing schemes of late-quattrocento Florentine art. The drastic compositional simplification and the reinstatement of the gold ground are indicative of a conservative tendency in Florentine religious painting of this period. Formerly the painting was attributed to Bastiano Mainardi. The contribution of Ghirlandaio&#39;s workshop is assumed. &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 \(&#39;/music1/16\_cent/praetorius\_motet.html&#39;, &#39;newWin&#39;, &#39;scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350&#39;\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true&#34;&gt;&lt;B&gt;Michael Praetorius: Motet&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;

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## Attribution

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