The image shows a nativity scene with animals and angels. It depicts a baby in a manger, surrounded by a donkey and an ox in a stable with a thatched roof. Two angels in the sky hold a scroll. The style resembles woodcut illustrations from the Renaissance period, with detailed textures and linework. The background shows a landscape with trees and hills.

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The Nativity

Hans Leonard Schäufelein (German, c. 1480/1485 - 1538/1540)

1510/1511

Medium: woodcut
Classification: Print
Culture: German
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line: Rosenwald Collection
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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