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Lithophane
Meissen
(Factory)
Rectangular plaque, or lithophane, translucent intaglio decoration of the Virgin adoring the Child in a manger, the stable with Joseph and the ox and ass behind, shepherd family to the right, three angels above, all within a plain shallow border. Yellowish-brown paste. The subject is Correggio's The Nativity of 1522-30. in the Gemäldergalerie, Dresden.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 30156
Creation/Production
Measurements
Height
(cm): 25
Width
(cm): 18.6
Height
(in): 9 13/16
Width
(in): 7 3/8
Material
Hard-paste porcelain
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