Art depicting the Nativity of Jesus began in the 4th century, based on the narratives in the Gospels and embellished by written, oral and artistic tradition. The Nativity has been depicted in every possible form, from huge murals, panel paintings, minute manuscript illuminations, stained glass windows, oil paintings and altarpieces. Sculptural representations of the Nativity include ivory miniatures, carved stone sarcophagi, architectural features such as capitals and door lintels, and free-standing sculptures like “Creches”, ranging from miniature to life-size.
Michel Anguier, Nativity 1665/ 1668 Marble, height 160 cm St Roch, ParisNativity with the Torch – Le Nain brothers –Giorgione (Italian, The Adoration of the Shepherds, 1505/1510,Raphael Nativity Painting –The Nativity, 25 inches high, stone, c. 1250, from the now destroyed choir-screen of Chartres…. Sculpture_on_the_exterior_of_the_Sagrada_Familia_-_Nativity.BEAUTIFUL DETAILED SAND “NATIVITY” Flickr –
Esteban Bartolome Murillo: Virgin Mary, Jesus, the Saints and the MeekIcons | Mihai CucuNativity Stainless Steel Sculpture Art by Chave
Barcelona, Spain: La Sagrada Familia: Peter and Jesus (1988, sculptor Josep M. Subirachs)Nativity Scene. Stained glass window in the German Church (St. Gertrude’s church)Nikolay Andreyevich Koshelev, (1840-1918): Huida a Egipto.
Melanie Jean Juneau serves as the Editor in Chief of Catholic Stand. She is a mother of nine children who has edited her kid's university term papers for over a decade. She blogs at joy of nine9 and mother of nine9. Her writing is humorous and heart warming; thoughtful and thought-provoking. Part of her call and her witness is to write the truth about children, family, marriage and the sacredness of life. Melanie is the administrator of ACWB, a columnist at CatholicLane, CatholicStand, Catholic365 , CAPC, author of Echoes of the Divine and Oopsy Daisy, and coauthor of Love Rebel: Reclaiming Motherhood.
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