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Oil painting of the Nativity: Mary kneels in blue at left, the infant Christ lies in a manger, angels and putti fill the arches above, and a landscape opens behind.

The Adoration of the Christ Child

A painted Nativity set in a ruined architectural interior, with the Virgin kneeling in dark blue at left and the Christ Child lying on straw in a manger below. Angels and playful putti crowd the arches and rafters, while a green landscape with shepherds and grazing sheep opens behind.

Artist
Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostsanen
Date
c. 1515
Medium
Oil on panel
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2180 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1520).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, George F. Harding Collection

Español: La adoración del Niño Jesús

Una escena de la Natividad pintada en un interior arquitectónico en ruinas, con la Virgen arrodillada de azul a la izquierda y el Niño Jesús recostado sobre paja en un pesebre abajo. Ángeles y putti llenan los arcos y las vigas, y detrás se abre un paisaje verde con pastores y ovejas.

Português: A adoração do Menino Jesus

Uma cena da Natividade pintada em um interior arquitetônico em ruínas, com a Virgem ajoelhada de azul à esquerda e o Menino Jesus deitado sobre palha em uma manjedoura abaixo. Anjos e putti preenchem os arcos e as vigas, e atrás se abre uma paisagem verde com pastores e ovelhas.

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