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The Nativity: M.54

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 6 (Upper Marlay): Italian Art 14th-16th centuries

Titles

The Nativity

Maker(s)

Painter: Ghirlandaio, Domenico (Domenico Bigordi)

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Notes

History note: He perhaps bought it from Messrs Colnaghi, London

Measurements and weight

Height: 85.4 cm
Width: 62.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Note

Formerly attributed to Mainardi, Sebastiano, reattrib. E. Fahy, 1998

School or Style

Italian
Florentine School

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Egg tempera

Components of the work

Support composed of panel (wood)

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Tempera on panel

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Identification numbers

Accession number: M.54
Primary reference Number: 500
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 22 September 2022 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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