The Nativity
Object type: Polyptych
Department: The Cloisters
Culture: South Netherlandish
Artist: Rogier van der Weyden
Artist bio: Netherlandish, Tournai ca. 1399–1464 Brussels
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Netherlandish
Date: mid-15th century
Medium: Tempera and oil on wood
Dimensions: as displayed: 59 3/4 in. × 9 ft. × 17 1/2 in., 86 lb. (151.8 × 274.3 × 44.5 cm, 39 kg)
wings closed: 59 3/4 × 80 7/8 × 4 1/4 in., 86 lb. (151.8 × 205.4 × 10.8 cm, 39 kg)
Classification: Paintings-Panels
Geography: Made in Brussels   Belgium  
Credit line: The Cloisters Collection, 1949
Accession year: 1949
Tags: Saint John the Baptist|Angels|Christ|Adoration of the Magi|Nativity|Visitation|God the Father