Birth of Christ
date: label: Date
content: 18th century
name: label: Designer
content: Antonio Cavallucci, Italian, 1752 - 1795
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: A dramatic scene of the Birth of Jesus Christ: Mary, holding the Infant in her lap, Joseph, standing by her, two Magi kneeling before the Holy Family, two more Magi, and shepherds at the threshold are stopped in awe by a bright beam of light announcing the arrival of God the Father, seated in clouds and preceded by angels, to bless his Son. Christ's family is in a rustic shelter not far from Bethlehem, the city upon a hill in the background.
place: label: made in
content: Italy
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Museum purchase through gift of various donors
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1901-39-1572
objectType: label: Type
content: figures
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Pen and ink, brush and wash, on paper