The Nativity

Title

The Nativity

Draughtsman

• Johan Wierix

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Renaissance

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• parchment

Technique

• pen drawing

Geographic Reference

• Netherlandish

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• preliminary drawing for a print?

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert und bezeichnet unten rechts (mit der Feder in Braun): Iohan Wieicx. / inuentor

Captions Added Later

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

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
• Joseph of Nazareth
• Christ Child
• Holy Family

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 2,8-20

Primary

• 73B2(+3) adoration of the Christ-child ~ Christ's birth (+ angel(s))