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Circle of Ludovico Carracci (Bologna 1555-Bologna 1619)

The Nativity

RCIN 902323

Circle of Ludovico Carracci (Bologna 1555-Bologna 1619)

The Nativity

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Description

A drawing of the Nativity, with St Joseph about to lay the baby Jesus in a manger while the Virgin kneels in adoration on the right; with two cows, hovering angels, a ruined arch on the left and a rustic pitched roof in the background.
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Creator(s)

Circle of
Search the collection Ludovico Carracci (Bologna 1555-Bologna 1619)
(artist)
Groupings
Object type(s)
visual works
drawings/watercolours
Subject(s)
Religion & Theology
Religions and faiths
Christianity
Life of Christ
Infancy of Christ
Nativity of Christ
Devotional Images of Christ
Virgin & Child
References

Other number(s)

RL 02323

W(C) : Wittkower, R., 1952. The Drawings of the Carracci in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen at Windsor Castle, London – W(C) 059

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