The Nativity
Object type: Painting
Department: European Paintings
Artist: Gerard David
Artist bio: Netherlandish, Oudewater ca. 1455–1523 Bruges
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Netherlandish
Date: early 1480s
Medium: Oil on wood
Dimensions: Overall 18 3/4 x 13 1/2 in. (47.6 x 34.3 cm), painted surface 18 1/2 x 13 3/8 in. (47 x 34 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit line: The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931
Accession year: 1932
Tags: Animals|Men|Nativity|Angels|Christ|Virgin Mary