The Nativity

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Nativity

Albrecht DürerLinkedCulture matchlcp-91cf98b472c5

Cleveland Museum of Art’s catalogue record

Medium
engraving
Credit Line
Bequest of John L. Severance
Type of artwork
Print
Department
Prints

Also in Cleveland Museum of Art’s record. The museum’s own label for these fields has not been confirmed yet, so each is named by its field in the museum’s data.

creation_date
1504

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From LinkedCulture

Albrecht Dürer set the birth of Christ inside a crumbling ruin, not a stable, and that choice alone tells you everything about his ambition. In this 1504 engraving, the Virgin kneels cradling the newborn while Joseph bends over a well nearby, all surrounded by sagging timber, broken masonry, and bare trees pushing through collapsed walls. Dürer cut every splinter and mossy stone directly into copper with a steel burin, achieving a density of detail that set the standard for European printmaking for generations.

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A detailed etching depicting a rustic village scene with a central well and figures interacting around it.

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Provenance & credit

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Provenance
(M. Knoedler & Co., Inc.)
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Object ID
122471
Object Type
Print
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Type of artwork” · copied as is
Creator
Albrecht Dürer
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creators (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · derived by LinkedCulture from the museum field · Artist-role creator's description with life dates removed.
Culture
Germany
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Culture” · copied as is
Medium
engraving
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Medium” · copied as is · Cleveland's 'technique' field holds materials.
Department
Prints
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Department” · copied as is
Tags
  • male
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field artists_tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
Credit Line
Bequest of John L. Severance
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Credit Line” · copied as is
Provenance
(M. Knoedler & Co., Inc.)
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Provenance” · copied as is
Date
1504
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
Begin Year
1504
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_earliest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
End Year
1504
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_latest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is

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The Nativity

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