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Sepia aquatint of the Nativity: a kneeling Virgin Mary prays beside angels gathered around an infant Jesus, with cypress trees and Saint Joseph at the edges.

The Virgin Mary prays to the infant Jesus, who is being carried by four kneeling angels; they all stand in a circle around the sun drawn on the ground. Aquatint with etching by C.M. Metz after D. Ghirlandaio.

A sepia aquatint of the Nativity: the Virgin Mary kneels at right, hands clasped in prayer before a shelter, while winged angels kneel around an infant on the ground, and a radiating light spreads across the scene. Cypress trees rise at left and right, and Saint Joseph stands at far right with a staff beneath a sky of angels.

Artist
Domenico Ghirlandaio
Date
[1798?]
Medium
Aquatints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2917 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1808.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Natividad: la Virgen reza ante el Niño Jesús y ángeles arrodillados

Aguatinta sepia de la Natividad: la Virgen María se arrodilla a la derecha, con las manos juntas en oración frente a un refugio, mientras ángeles alados se arrodillan alrededor de un niño en el suelo, y una luz radiante se extiende sobre la escena. Cipreses se elevan a izquierda y derecha, y san José está de pie en el extremo derecho con un bastón bajo un cielo de ángeles.

Português: Natividade: a Virgem reza diante do Menino Jesus e anjos ajoelhados

Aquatinta sépia da Natividade: a Virgem Maria ajoelha-se à direita, com as mãos juntas em oração diante de um abrigo, enquanto anjos alados se ajoelham ao redor de um bebê no chão, e uma luz radiante se espalha pela cena. Ciprestes se erguem à esquerda e à direita, e São José está de pé no extremo direito, com um cajado, sob um céu de anjos.