Antique Nativities

This iconography can be found in Christian Nativity traditions and representations of the Adoration of the Magi.

Originally created as part of a nativity or ecclesiastical display, this antique Italian cherub figure now serves as a striking decorative object for a bookshelf, console, study, or ...

Returning to our painting, there is no doubt that Van Vliet's captivating style succeeds in conveying all the grandeur of the architecture through meticulous attention to detail, wit...

Likely of Northern European origin, this figure was probably originally part of a nativity scene or positioned near an altar or tabernacle.

Museum and Gallery Holdings: Alençon: Nativity Le Mans: Trappist of Laval Paris (MAM): Swans; Bracquemond and his Pupil

Such devotional figures were central to household and church altars, often dressed in textiles and used during nativity celebrations or processions. Four missing fingers and one toe.

These panels are engraved with a scrolling pattern and include a finely hand-carved, openwork panel depicting the Nativity scene within an arched niche, topped with the engraved Sunb...

Joseph stands behind Mary in shadow, while the ox appears at the lower-left corner as a traditional witness to the Nativity. Before the raised platform, the eldest king kneels and re...

Arabella Cifani) In the pleasing work proposed, depicting a classical Nativity scene, the Madonna is immortalised in adoration as she gently holds the sheet on which the Child is ly...

These figures were hand-crafted and part of elaborate Christmas nativity scenes. They included peasants, nobles, merchants, and street vendors, each in socially accurate attire.

These figures were hand-crafted and part of elaborate Christmas nativity scenes. They included peasants, nobles, merchants, and street vendors, each in socially accurate attire.

These figures were hand-crafted and part of elaborate Christmas nativity scenes. They included peasants, nobles, merchants, and street vendors, each in socially accurate attire.

These figures were hand-crafted and part of elaborate Christmas nativity scenes. They included peasants, nobles, merchants, and street vendors, each in socially accurate attire.

These figures were hand-crafted and part of elaborate Christmas nativity scenes. They included peasants, nobles, merchants, and street vendors, each in socially accurate attire.

Also, A Hymn on the Nativity of our Saviour; and another for Easter-Day.

Such devotional figures were central to household and church altars, often dressed in textiles and used during nativity celebrations or processions. All fingers intact, excellent con...

On the left, the ox, a traditional symbol of the Nativity, can be seen. The painting displays a popular Spanish school style, with warm tones of red, blue, and ochre, and great delic...

The couple moved to Calcutta in 1920 as Das was refused US citizenship on account of being a Hindu (at that time, naturalization was limited to "free white persons" and those of Afri...

His works include major ecclesiastical commissions, such as the sarcophagus of Saint Castulus in Kempten, extensive nativity scenes with hundreds of figures, and an alabaster bust of...

The scene illustrates the scriptural moment in which Joseph is instructed to protect Mary and the Christ Child—one of the most intimate and essential episodes in the Nativity cycle. ...

Originally clothed in fine textiles, El Niño would have been a centerpiece in religious ceremonies and nativity displays, embodying both the innocence and divine majesty of the infan...

The woodcarvers mainly produce sacred and secular figures from Swiss pine, ranging from nativity figures and saints to animals and depictions of people in traditional costume.

These figures were often employed as ornaments for Christmas trees or in larger Nativity scenes. During the 18th-century, the wealthy families of Napoli became entirely fascinated by...

The stark black silhouette of travelers and shepherds under the night sky evokes the nativity story through ten poetic tableaux, blending religious imagery with the dreamlike visual ...

He died falling from a ladder while completing his last work, the Nativity, preserved in the chapel of the Madonna degli Angeli in the Basilica of Santissima Annunziata del Vastato i...

At the heart of the lithograph is a depiction of the Grotto of the Nativity, a sacred site revered by Christians worldwide as the birthplace of Jesus Christ.

Saint Francis of Assisi is credited with creating the first live nativity scene in 1223 in order to cultivate the worship of Christ.

Technique: Chromolithograph Maker: German Devotional Press, printed in Germany, c.1900 Keyword Block: adoration of the magi three kings epiphany art christ child holy family mary an...

Technique: Chromolithograph Maker: German Devotional Press, printed in Germany, c.1900 Keyword Block: adoration of the magi three kings epiphany art christ child holy family mary an...

Originally intended for a nativity scene.

All of them are genuine antique German Christmas nativity scene or paradise yard garden figures. As they are all old, most show the expected signs of age and use.

He began his career by modeling terracotta figurines for churches and Nativity Scenes (Presepe). In 1872, Francesco Paolo Michetti encouraged him to use stipend from the province to...

Pair of 18th-Century Italian Baroque Neapolitan Crèche Figures of Merchant Men in Leather A rare and expressive pair of 18th-century Italian Baroque crèche figures, likely originati...

All of them are genuine antique German Christmas nativity scene figures. As they are all old, most show the expected signs of age and use.

More successful were his ceiling fresco of Feed my Sheep and altarpiece of the Nativity in the Vatican Gallery of Maps (both 1638).

The depiction of the Nativity is seen here as a contemplative moment of the Holy Child, by Mary and Joseph, accompanied by little angels.

Notably, the Church of the Nativity, one of the oldest and most significant Christian sites, can be seen among the buildings, emphasizing the town's deep historical and spiritual sig...

Buildings, homemade or mass produced, composition figures and animals, bottle brush trees and any assortment of various accessories, possibly a toy train and usually a Nativity set a...

During the Renaissance, the Alemanno brother’s talents in wood-carving introduced landscapes and animals accompanying these saints, in particular, creating elaborate Nativity scenes....

The subjects of the large miniatures are as follows: St John on Patmos, sitting down writing with an eagle at his side f.17; Annunciation, with the Virgin facing Gabriel, the Holy Sp...

All of them are genuine antique German Christmas nativity scene figures. As they are all old, most show the expected signs of age and use.

A folk art wall panel hand painted by an itinerant artist in Sweden in 1837 (dated), depicting the nativity, with the three kings on horseback paying homage to Mary seated on a thron...

Italy Circa 1750, 1755 Frame H: 95 cms (37.5 ins) Frame W: 75 cms (30 ins) Panel Height : 26 cms (10.2 ins) Panel Width: 20 cms (7.9 ins) Centre Height: 24 cms (9.5 ins) Centre Widt...

Paintings in his collection included "The Mystical Nativity" by Botticelli and Raphael's "Vision of a Knight", both now in the National Gallery.

In 1223, he arranged for the first live nativity scene as part of the annual Christmas celebration in Greccio.

It is flanked by the Four Evangelists—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John—and encircled by finely engraved vignettes from the life of Jesus. These include the Nativity, the Crucifixion, an...

And, dealing with this material, it is necessary to mention “The Nativity” by Pietro da Cortona, dated around 1656, which is kept in the El Prado Museum (Madrid) as it is an oil pain...

Maria dell'Anima, where there is a cycle with Stories of the Virgin, including a Nativity of the Virgin, a Presentation of the Virgin and a Visitation which have stylistic and formal...

Our three figures likely formed part of a larger Nativity group—a New World variant of the tradition of the Neapolitan Crèche.