03 — ARTWORK
Nativity
- MEDIUM
- Linden panel, 36 x 26 cm
- TYPE
- Religious
PALETTE
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- FILE
- 800 × 1168 px · JPEG
COMMENTARY
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Staged as a nocturne, this Nativity takes place in a stable so ruinous that an additional miracle may be found in its not having collapsed upon the Holy Family sheltering within. The stable clearly enjoyed a loftier function before housing ox, ass, and homeless family, probably first built in Bethlehem as part of the palace of David, ancestor of the Virgin.
CITE THIS RECORD — BIBTEX
@online{wga-r1bff727bcd9b97,
author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {Nativity by ALTDORFER, Albrecht},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-13},
url = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/altdorfer-albrecht-r02f9420ffa53c3/nativity-r1bff727bcd9b97},
urldate = {2026-09-13},
langid = {english}
}ACCESSED 2026-09-13. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
