Nativity
Maker
(Artists)
c. 1345/52 -1410 (Life dates)
c. 1345/52 -1410 (Life dates)
Title
Nativity
Date of Production
1380
Medium
tempera on panel
Dimensions
Height: 93.9 cm (panel)
Width: 62.8 cm (panel)
Width: 62.8 cm (panel)
Accession Number
P.1947.LF.13
Mode of Acquisition
Arthur Hamilton Lee, bequest, 1947
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
On display
Keywords
Label Text
The Virgin Mary looks down serenely towards her newborn son as midwives bathe him. Angels above announce Christ’s birth to the shepherds, seen next to the rocks on the right. This panel is one of only two surviving parts of a rare double-sided altarpiece. It was commissioned for the church in Città di Castello, near Spinello’s hometown of Arezzo in Italy.
Provenance
Lee Bequest 1947
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