The Nativity

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The Nativity

Artist Martin Schongauer (Alsatian, ca.1430-1491)

Dateabout 1480-1490

Dimensions10 3/8 x 6 3/4 in.

MediumEngraving

ClassificationPrints

Credit LineFrederick B. and Kate L. Shoemaker Fund

Object number

1956.72

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Label TextIn this early work, the scene is enclosed in an irregular architectural framework, focusing attention on the action within. Close examination reveals a variety of lines used to create texture and space. Here we see the influence of the painter rather than the goldsmith, who understands light as a function of texture, and texture as a principle objective to be sought in describing a surface.Exhibition HistoryBuildings Real and Ideal: Nov. 15, 2007 - Jan 27, 2008 The Passion and the Apocalypse: Albrecht Dürer's Renaissance, Oct 1,04 - Jan 2,05 TMA The Painter Was a Printmaker: June 23 - Sept. 9, 1984