The Nativity, ca. 1512

Title

The Nativity

Draughtsman

• Hans von Kulmbach

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Renaissance

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• figure study

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Datiert unten rechts (mit der Feder in Braun): 1512

Captions Added Later

Bezeichnet unten rechts (mit der Feder in Graubraun): AD [falsches Dürermonogramm]

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Mary
• Christ Child

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Matthäus 1,18-25
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 2,1-7
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Johannes 1,9-14

Primary

• 73B21 adoration of the Christ-child by Mary