The Nativity, ca. 1509 – 1510

Title

The Nativity

Draughtsman

• Hans Baldung Grien

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Renaissance

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• handmade paper

Technique

• pen drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• composition study

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Monogrammiert unten links (mit der Feder in Braun): HBG

Captions Added Later

Verso Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

Work Catalogues

• Koch 1941.80.23

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• 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
• Joseph of Nazareth
• Shepherds

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament

Primary

• 73B1325 angels bringing napkins ~ care of the new-born Christ-child