Sujet

The Birth of the Virgin; The Nativity of the Virgin; Book of Hours, about 1410. Creator: Pseudo-Jacquemart de Hesdin.

Légende

The Birth of the Virgin; The Nativity of the Virgin; Book of Hours, about 1410. Additional Info: Mary's mother, Anna, rests in her bed shortly after giving birth to the Virgin, while several female attendants care for her. At the lower right, one of the women prepares a bath for Mary. As an angel fills the tub, the attendant cradles the Virgin and tests the bath water with her fingertips. The Birth of the Virgin was an important feast in the Middle Ages, and this image precedes prayers for the mass on that day.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A77_027

Model release

NA

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NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

65,5Mo (4,5Mo) / 33,3cm x 49,2cm / 3938 x 5814 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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