Happy Holidays to you all! Whether you believe in God or just in Art, the DailyArt Magazine team wants to wish you a wonderful time spent with your loved ones. To celebrate, we’re showing you all the Nativity scenes you should know!
Hugo van der Goes
Hugo van der Goes, Portinari Triptych, main panel, 1476–1478, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy.
Hugo van der Goes, Portinari Triptych, 1476–1478, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy.
Giotto
Giotto, Nativity, 1311–1320, Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, Assisi, Italy. Wikimedia Commons (public domain).
Do you know the famous frescoes by Giotto in Padua? Here you can read the story of his frescos covering the walls of the Scrovegni Chapel!
Sandro Botticelli
Sandro Botticelli, The Mystical Nativity, 1500, National Gallery, London, UK.
Here is all you need to know about Sandro Botticelli – did you know that he was a lifelong bachelor?
Piero della Francesca
Piero della Francesca, Nativity, 1470–1475, National Gallery, London, UK.
Here you can read about the Nativity by Piero della Francesca in detail!
Antonio da Correggio
Antonio da Correggio, The Adoration of the Shepherds, 1529–1530, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden, Germany.
Curious about this painting? Read about Antonio da Correggio’s The Adoration of the Shepherdshere.
Jacopo Tintoretto
Jacopo Tintoretto, The Nativity, late 1550s, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, USA.
Jacopo Tintoretto was born in Venice. Here you can read about his life and works.
Peter Paul Rubens
Peter Paul Rubens, The Adoration of the Magi, 1624, Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium, Antwerp, Belgium.
Never heard of Peter Paul Rubens? Do not worry – here are 10 things you should know about him!
Fra Angelico
Fra Angelico, Nativity, Fresco in San Marco (cell #5), 1440–1441, Florence, Italy.
Fra Angelico was known for his beautiful religious paintings telling the story of Christ’s life. Click here to see Annunciation and Adoration of the Magi.
Duccio di Buoninsegna
Duccio di Buoninsegna, Nativity panel, 1308–1311, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA.
Domenico di Ghirlandaio
Domenico di Ghirlandaio, Adoration of the Magi for the Ospedale degli Innocenti, 1488, Florence, Italy.
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Magda, art historian and Italianist, she writes about art because she cannot make it herself. She loves committed and political artists like Ai Weiwei or the Futurists; like Joseph Beuys she believes that art can change us and we can change the world.