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The Nativity: M.54

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Current Location: Gallery 6 (Upper Marlay)

Titles

The Nativity

Maker(s)

Painter: Ghirlandaio, Domenico (Domenico Bigordi)

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Notes

History note: He perhaps bought it from Messrs Colnaghi, London

Measurements and weight

Height: 85.4 cm
Width: 62.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Note

Formerly attributed to Mainardi, Sebastiano, reattrib. E. Fahy, 1998

School or Style

Italian
Florentine School

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Egg tempera

Components of the work

Support composed of panel (wood)

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Tempera on panel

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.54
Primary reference Number: 500

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 11 October 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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