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Anonymous 15th Artist
The Nativity of Christ

c. 1480

$4,000
£3,071.62
€3,523.63
CA$5,620.47
A$6,294.57
CHF 3,284.40
MX$76,885.48
NOK 41,787.18
SEK 39,389.42
DKK 26,296.40

About the Item

Anonymous 15th Century Italian, Probably Milan area The Nativity of Christ Pigments, ink and gold leaf on vellum Unsigned as is always the case with illuminated manuscripts The Virgin kneels in adoration as the child lies on the grass in a ruined building with the ox and ass peering over the wall, large historiated initial “L” in colored leafy design on burnished gold ground, probably introducing the Introit “Lux fulgebit” for the dawn Mass on Christmas Day. Text is a rounded Gothic hand and musical annotation is four stave. Condition: Excellent colors Trimmed The vellum folio with usual waviness Image size: 6 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches (The gold leaf and painting) Vellum fragmanet size: 11 1/8 x 9 3/4 nches (including calligraphy) Housed in a raw silk matting which measures 18 x 16 1/4 inches One of the high points for Christians in the religious calendar. The celebration of Christmas!!!!!!
  • Creator:
    Anonymous 15th Artist (1400 - 1500, Italian)
  • Creation Year:
    c. 1480
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 11.25 in (28.58 cm)Width: 9.75 in (24.77 cm)
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  • Movement & Style:
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  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Fairlawn, OH
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: FA109861stDibs: LU14015317742

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