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LOT 0390
Stained Glass Panel with the Nativity
FLEMISH, 19TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
25 1/2 x 21 in. (4.5 kg, 65 x 53.5 cm).
In late 15th century style, showing nimbate infant Jesus on the foreground illuminated by divine light, a kneeling figure before him dressed in a purple cassock and gold brocade chlamys, kneeling figures of nimbate Mary and a shepherd beside the manger; Joseph depicted standing, wearing a long brown overcoat with green lapels, halo above his head; another shepherd standing on the side, holding a pastoral staff and gifts; architectural background with an ox; Flemish inscription at the bottom 'DE GEBOORTE VAN CHRISTUS’ (The Nativity) in uncial letters; some restoration. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a war-damaged church in Belgium.
Ex property of a late Northumberland collector.
From a private collection, Derbyshire, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. similar image in the Victoria and Albert Museum, Nativity, accession no.C.301.1928.
FootnotesThe scene represents the nativity according to the Gospel of Luke (2:1-21). Luke, unlike Matthew, mentions the shepherds and the birth of Jesus inside a manger because there was no space in the katalyma (private house).
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