The Nativity, ca. 1600

Title

The Nativity

Draughtsman

• Ludovico Cardi da Cigoli ?

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Late Renaissance

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• gouache
• Vergé paper

Technique

• brush drawing
• white heightening

Geographic Reference

• Roman

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing

Captions Added Later

Verso bezeichnet mittig (mit Bleistift): No. 7; unten links: f e c/a
Verso unten mittig Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

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
• Holy Family

Illustrated Passage

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

Primary

• 73B13(+31) Mary, Joseph and the new-born Christ (Nativity) (+ angel(s) floating in the air)
• 73B81(+31) Holy Family (alone), 'Trinitas terrestris' (+ angel(s) floating in the air)
• 73B281 the ox and the ass at the manger ~ Christ's birth

Alternative Attribution

• Sienese, 16th century ? draughtsman; by note on mount
• Pietro Sorri ? draughtsman; by note on mount