Nativity paintings
The miraculous birth of Christ in the nativity remains a key element to the christian religion. Renaissance art shows this is all it's glory with the innovation and style that this art movement is known and respected for. Most key artists of the time, commonly Italian, will have addressed the topic of the nativity and the virgin mary at some point in their career. We examine some of the most famous religious paintings in this article, and tackle the very best renaissance artists.
The nativity has been represented in paintings in a variety of ways, which have given different atmospheres and symbolism. Key artists to have tackled the nativity include Greco and Rapael. The nature of the history of renaissance art of the time means most were Italian and commonly from Florence, Rome and Venice.
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The Nativity of Jesus has been a major subject of Christian art since the 4th century. The artistic depictions of the Nativity or birth of Jesus, celebrated at Christmas, are based on the narratives in the Bible, in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, and further elaborated by written, oral and artistic tradition. Christian art includes a great many representations of the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child. Such works are generally referred to as the "Madonna and Child" or "Virgin and Child". They are not usually representations of the Nativity specifically, but are often devotional objects representing a particular aspect or attribute of the Virgin Mary, or Jesus. Nativity pictures, on the other hand, are specifically illustrative, and include many narrative details.
The Nativity has been depicted in many different media, both pictorial and sculptural. Pictorial forms include murals, panel paintings, manuscript illuminations, stained glass windows and oil paintings. The subject of the Nativity is often used for altarpieces, many of these combining both painted and sculptural elements. Other sculptural representations of the Nativity include ivory miniatures, carved stone sarcophagi, architectural features such as capitals and door lintels, and free standing sculptures.
