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Painted Nativity: Mary holds the Christ Child under a thatched shelter as a winged angel holds a lantern and robed Magi bring gifts.

Star of Bethlehem

A Nativity scene under a thatched shelter: the Virgin Mary sits holding the Christ Child while a winged angel raises a lantern above. Robed Magi in deep blue and green bow and kneel, offering gold vessels and a casket, while a woven wicker fence and woodland fill the background.

Artist
Edward Burne-Jones
Date
1890
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3840 × 2514 px
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Public domain · Edward Burne-Jones died 1898 and the work dates by 1890; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Edward Burne-Jones, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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