The Nativity
| Title | The Nativity |
|---|---|
| Artist | Fra Bartolommeo (Baccio della Porta; Italian, 1472-1517) |
| Date | 1504–7 16th century |
| Medium | Oil on panel |
| Classification | painting |
| Origin | Italy Italy |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Ethel T. Scarborough Fund; John G. Searle Family Trust, L. L. and A. S. Coburn, Mr. and Mrs. Lester King, John and Josephine Louis, Samuel A. Marx, Alexander McKay, Chester D. Tripp, and Murray Vale endowment funds; purchased with funds provided by Marilynn Alsdorf, Anne Searle Bent, David and Celia Hilliard, Alexandra and John Nichols, Mrs. Harold T. Martin, Mrs. George B. Young in memory of her husband, and the Rhoades Foundation; gift of John Bross and members of the Old Masters Society in memory of Louise Smith Bross; through prior gift of the George F. Harding, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Kimball, Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson, and Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester collections |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“The Nativity” is a work by Fra Bartolommeo (Baccio della Porta; Italian, 1472-1517), dated 1504–7. It is executed in oil on panel and classified as painting. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Dated to 1504–7. Explore the wider set of works from the 16th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the Art Institute of Chicago open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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