Cretan: Nativity of Christ, Unidentified artist, Cretan, 15th century, Oil (and tempera?) with gold leaf on panel, This gold-ground panel was painted in Crete, a Greek island that was once part of the Byzantine Empire and a center of Orthodox Christianity. The scene depicts the joyous scene following the birth of Christ. The Christ child lies in a manger, looked over by an ox and a donkey; the Virgin Mary appears on the right, kneeling in veneration. To the left, a crowd of smiling angels hover with arms outstretched and hands covered, evoking the clergy handling consecrated bread and wine. To

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Photo credit: © Gibon Art / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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