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The Nativity
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
Meissen
Date: 1830-1850
Measurements
Height
(cm): 25
Width
(cm): 18.6
Height
(in): 9
Width
(in): 7
Techniques
press-moulded
forming
Applied Art
smear-glazed
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
Material
hard-paste porcelain
Location
In store
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