The Nativity

c. 1500/1510

Master I.I.CA

Associated Names
Master I.I.CA

Artist, Italian, active c. 1500/1520

This is a drawing of a rural scene with a small house and surrounding landscape. The drawing shows a woman in flowing robes sitting outside a wooden structure, accompanied by a small figure. An older figure stands to the right with a staff. In the sky, two cherubic figures are among the clouds. The background includes rocky hills, a winding path, groups of animals, and trees. The drawing is detailed with textural shading and contrast between light and dark, emphasizing the scene's tranquility and beauty.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 27.6 x 23.5 cm (10 7/8 x 9 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5847

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 'Engravings', Vol. 5, p.261, no. 1, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, May 7-9, 1928, no. 768); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1760b), 1928; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1957

  • The Life of Christ in Prints, 14 venue touring exhibition organized by the American Federation of Arts (J.B. Speed Museum, Louisville, KY; Grand Rapids Art Gallery, MI; Time, Inc., New York, NY; Washington County Museum, Hagerstown, MD; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, CO; Newcomb College, New Orleans, LA; Wells College, Aurora, NY; Mississippi Art Association, Jackson, MS; Calgary Allied Arts Centre, Alberta, Canada; Edmonton Art Gallery, Alberta, Canada; Sackville Art Association, New Brunswick, Canada; and Winnipeg Art Gallery, Manitoba, Canada), 1957-1960, no cat.

1973

  • Prints of the Italian Renaissance, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1973, no. 218.

Bibliography

1938

  • Hind, Arthur M. Early Italian Engraving; a critical catalogue with complete reproductions of all the prints described. 7 vols. London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd., 1938-1948.

1973

  • Levenson et al. 1973, no.134.

Watermarks

present but not identified

Wikidata ID

Q65023762

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