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Celebrations of Christ's Birth

Artworks illustrating the nativity scene and related events, characterized by rich colors and emotional expressions, reflecting the significance of the celebrations.

St. Joseph's Dream Francesco Solimena (1657-1747 Italian)

Nativity scene, Adoration of the Magi, Basilica of St. Vitus in Ellwangen, Germany Nativity scene, Adoration of the Magi, Basilica of St. Vitus in Ellwangen, Germany Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 20952172

VISION DE SAN ANTONIO - SIGLO XVII - BARROCO ESPAÑOL. Author: JUAN DE VALDES LEAL. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN. SAN ANTONIO (VER +).

The Annunciation by Bartolome Esteban Murillo

Pope Urban VIII receives homage from Prince Francesco Colonna. Museum: PALAZZO BARBERINI, Roma, ITALIA. Author: NICCOLO RICCIOLINI. URBANO VIII.

Madonna and Child with Sts Mark and Anthony of Padua, by Brusaferro Girolamo, 18th Century, canvas. Italy, Lombardy, Stabello, Bergamo, Parish Church. Whole artwork. Madonna St Mary Virgin saints throne client landscape grooved column Doric capital colors light azure: light blue red yellow pink lily skull book.

Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574). Italian painter. Presentation of Jesus at the Temple, 1545. Museum of Capodimonte. Naples. Italy.

Anton Van Dyck, Lamentation over the Dead Christ, 1627-1632, oil on canvas

The vision of St Francis, ca 1620, by Francisco Ribalta (1565-1628), oil on canvas, 204x158 cm.

God the Father sending archangel Gabriel to Virgin Mary. Sustris, Frederik (ca 1540-1599), author of a model, Sadeler, Jan, I (1550-1600), author of a model, nieznany malarz flamandzki, painter

'Presentation of the Virgin'. France, Circa 1641. Dimensions: 102,5x101,6 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: EUSTACHE LE SUEUR.

Christ among the Doctors (Luke 2:46). Tavellio, Antonio (fl. ca 1700-1800), painter

Louis de Boullogne (1654-1733). "Christ and hemorrhoids" (sketch for the painting of the church of the Chartreux). Oil on canvas. Paris, Carnavalet museum. Drinking, Catholic, Christian Chretian, Christ, Decoration, Church, Sketch, Woman, Miraculous Heal, Hemorrhosses, Miracle, New Testament, Biblical Scene, Touch, Oil on canvas

Altarpiece depicting Visitation of the Virgin Mary, work by Jacopo Ligozzi in Cathedral of St. Martin in Lucca, Italy

Lamentation over the Dead Christ, ca 1524, by Antonio Allegri, known as Correggio (1489-ca 1534), oil on canvas, 157x182 cm.

Supper in house of Simon the Pharisee where woman sinner Mary Magdalene anoints feet of Christ

St Anthony speaking to the fish, 16th-century, Portuguese painting.

The Adoration of the Shepherds. Jacob Jordaens (1593-1678). Oil on canvas, 147.5 x 117.5cm.

The miracle of St Dominic, by Antonio Balestra (1666-1740).

The Adoration of the Kings Jacopo Tintoretto (1518-1594 Italian)

The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine; about 1590 Oil on canvas Peter Candid Flemish active in Florence and Munich; about 1548-1628

The Holy Family with a Donatrix as Saint Catherine of Alexandria. Date/Period: 1540/1545. Painting. Oil on canvas. Width: 94.6 cm. Height: 70.9 cm (without frame). Author: After Lorenzo Lotto.

The Annunciation, c.1564-67

Sébastien Melchior Cornu (1804-1870). "Jesus descended from the cross". Sketch for the Saint-Roch church. Oil on wood (or metal), 1860-1870. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 52011-3 Cadver, Catholic, Christian Chretian, Crown Epine Epines, Deposition, Cross descent, Saint-Roch Church, Sketch, Wood Oil, Painful Mysteria, New Testament, Passion, Biblical Scene

The Martyrdom of Saint Justina, Veronese, Paolo Caliari, 1570.

St. Teresa of Avila Spanish mystic and saint who reformed Carmelite order Thomas Blanchet (1614-1689 French)

The Adoration of the Christ Child by Hoogstraten, Samuel Dirksz, van (1627-1678) / Dordrechts Museum / Holland / Oil on canvas / Bible / 58,2x70,8 / Baroque

The Angel of Mercy. Date/Period: Ca. 1746. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 597 mm (23.50 in); Width: 483 mm (19.01 in). Author: JOSEPH HIGHMORE.

The Idolatry of Solomon

'The Exposition of Moses'. France, 1649. Dimensions: 218x148 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: EUSTACHE LE SUEUR.

Madonna Sewing with Child, Trevisani, Francesco, or Il Ro, 1695.

Feast in the House of Simon the Pharisee, Guidobono, Bartolomeo (1654-1709)

Story of Prophet Moses, Moses and Pharaoh's Crown, painting by Jan Steen, c. 1670, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from an 18th or 19th century original.

Christ in house of Martha and Mary by Cornelis Engebrechtsz, oil on wood, 1520, circa 1462-1527Holland, Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, 54x44

'The Birth', 1597, Oil on canvas, 134 cm x 105 cm, P00018. Author: FEDERICO BAROCCI. Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN. CHILD JESUS. VIRGIN MARY. SAN JOSE ESPOSO DE LA VIRGEN MARIA.

Adoration of the Shepherds, Le Brun, Charles, .

The Miracle of the Madonna of the Rosary (The Jealous Husband), by Damini Pietro, 17th Century, oil on canvas. Italy, Marche, Loreto, Ancona, Santa Casa Basilica. Detail. Man uxoricide woman husband tailcoat gorget wife bed pillow: cushion blankets murder dagger: knife.

Madonna Adoring the Christ Child, 1524-1526, by Antonio Allegri, known as Correggio (1489-ca 1534), oil on canvas, 81x67 cm.

Antoni Viladomat / 'Ángeles músicos', s. XVIII, Sala de Juntas, Capilla de los Dolores, Basílica de Santa María, Mataró.

The Wonder of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Rubens, Pieter Paul (1577-1640)

The Holy Family / Lo Spagnoletto / 1639

Lamentation over the Dead Christ, ca 1524, by Antonio Allegri, known as Correggio (1489-ca 1534), oil.

Isaac blessing Jacob, by Giuseppe Diotti (1779-1846), oil on canvas. Chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary, San Martino (St Martin) Basilica, Alzano Lombardo. Italy, 19th century.

The Angel Appearing To Hagar And Ishmael In The Desert Pittoni, Giovanni Battista (1687-1776) Oil On Canvas Christie's Images, London, England

A child in bed praying to the Holy Family. Oil painting.

ANUNCIACION (SIGLO XVII) - FOTO AÑOS 80. Author: ESCUELA SEVILLANA (S XVII). Location: MUSEO DEL ROMANTICISMO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN. VIRGIN MARY. ESPIRITU SANTO. SAN GABRIEL ARCANGEL / ARCANGEL SAN GABRIEL.

The Alms of Saint Anthony, painting by Lorenzo Lotto, historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original.

'Adoration of the Shepherds'. Spain, Between 1646 and 1650. Dimensions: 197x147 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: BARTOLOME ESTEBAN MURILLO.

stoning of San Esteban stoning of San Esteban, Juan Calderon, oil on canvas, 17th century, Church of San Bartolomé, Atienza, Guadalajara Province, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 21416295

The Marriage of the Virgin, by Giuseppe Passeri, oil on canvas, (1654-1714), England, London, Christie's Images

Visitation, 1730, by Giuseppe Tomajuoli or Tomasuoli (active from 1730 to 1749).

The Annunciation, 1621-1623, by Orazio Gentileschi (1563-1639), oil on canvas, 286x196 cm.

Baptism of St Lucilla, by Jacopo Bassano (ca 1510-1592).

St Catherine's passage from Purgatory, by Carlo Giuseppe Ratti (1737-1795). St Catherine's Church, Genoa. Italy, 18th century.

Christ Crowned with Thorns. Date/Period: Ca. 1620. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 2,223 mm (87.51 in); Width: 1,735 mm (68.30 in). Author: GERARD VAN HONTHORST.

Religious illustration with Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ by Francois Boucher, Oil on canvas, 1758, 1703-1770, Russia, Moscow, State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, 118x90

Oriental carpets more than two centuries old have rarely survived and are rarely represented in Islamic Art since Sunni Islam (and to a lesser extent Shia) eschews representational art in favour of precisely the repetetive geometric symbols and arabesques found, for example, in oriental carpets. This means that most examples of 17th century and earlier oriental carpets, mainly produced in Muslim lands, are only to be found in paintings from Christian lands where rich oriental carpets were associated with wealth, power and taste. Such carpets featured as an important decorative feature in paintings from the 14th century onwards, leading to the dichotomy that there are more depictions of oriental carpets produced before the 17th century in European paintings than there are actual oriental carpets surviving from the same period. Because of this European paintings have proved an invaluable source of reference for the study of the history of carpetmaking and carpets.

Gollet baroque chapel after renovation. Nativity scene. France.

Madonna and Child flanked by Saint Ursula, 4th century virgin, and Saint Scholastica, d. 543 sister of St Benedict and first Benedictine nun, from Convent of Saint Catherine

Adoration of the shepherds, by Federico Bencovich (1677-1753), oil on panel, 233x166 cm. Detail.

LA PIEDAD - 1570/5 - MANIERISMO - EPOCA ITALIANA. Author: EL GRECO. Location: HISPANIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA. NEW YORK CITY. MARY MAGDALENE. VIRGIN MARY. SAN JUAN EVANGELISTA Y APOSTOL. CRISTO MUERTO.

ADORACION DE LOS REYES MAGOS - SIGLO XVII - BARROCO ESPAÑOL. Author: FRANCISCO DE ZURBARAN. Location: MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS. Grenoble. France. CHILD JESUS. VIRGIN MARY. SAN JOSE ESPOSO DE LA VIRGEN MARIA. Melchor. Gaspar. BALTASAR.

LA ANUNCIACION - 1785 - O/L - 280x117. Author: FRANCISCO DE GOYA (1746-1828). Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. Sevilla. Seville. SPAIN. ANGEL OF THE ANNUNCIATION. VIRGIN MARY. ESPIRITU SANTO.

Nativity of Jesus, ca 1512-1513, by Dosso Dossi (ca 1490-1542), oil on panel, 39x54 cm.

Anonymous (: El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos)) / 'The Adoration of the Shepherds'. 1900 - 1930. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Christ in the House of Martha and Mary by Jan Vermeer, Oil on canvas, before 1654-1655, 1632-1675, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, National Gallery of Scotland, 160x142

Saint Joseph's death by Italian master , oil on canvas, 17th century, Ukraine, Sevastopol , M. Kroshitsky Art Museum

The raising of Lazarus

Apotheosis of Saint Agnes unknown

The Seven Sacraments: Marriage, before 1755-57, by Pietro Longhi (1701-1785), oil on canvas, 61x50 cm.

Finding of Moses, Johannes Voorhout (I), c. 1690 - c. 1710

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Aaron gathering gold from Israelites, dance around the golden calf (Deuteronomy 9:8-16). Francken, Frans, II (1581-1642), painter

Susanna accused of adultery, 1695-6 (Susanna flasely accused of adultery by the Elders, as revenge for her rebuffal of their advances)

St Francis of Paola Resuscitating Child - Simon Vouet, 1648

SANTA MARIA MAGDALENA PAZZIS Y SANTA INES - O/L 130x185 - BARROCO ESPAÑOL. Author: JUAN DE VALDES LEAL. Location: CONVENTO DE LAS CARMELITAS. CORDOBA. SPANIEN. SANTA MARIA MAGDALENA PAZZI. SANTA INES SIGLO IV.

Burial of Saint Petronilla. Date/Period: 1623. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 7,200 mm (23.62 ft); Width: 4,230 mm (13.87 ft). Author: GUERCINO.

The Baptism of Vajk, 1875. Oil on canvas. Gyula Benczur (1844-1920) Hungarian painter. Saint Stephen (c975-1038) first King of Hungary (1001-1038). Baptised with his father in 985, changing his name from Vajk to Stephan.

'Abraham Kneels in front of Three Angels', 1581-1642. Artist: Frans Francken II

fine arts, Rembrandt, (15.7.1606 - 4.10.1669), painting, ""Holy Family"", circa 1633/1634, oil on

FRANCISCO DE ASIS, SAN. RELIGIOSO ITALIANO. 1182-1226.. FUNDADOR DE LA ORDEN FRANCISCANA. " SAN FRANCISCO DE ASIS EN LA PORCIUNCULA ". OLEO DE JUAN SANCHEZ COTAN.. CATEDRAL DE SEVILLA.

The wedding of the Virgin Jean de Saint-IGNY. The wedding of the Virgin. Oil on wood. 1634.

Mary Commended, Martha Reprehended, Print made by William Faithorne, 1656-ca. 1701, British, after Antoine Coypel, 1661-1722, French, Published by Edward Cooper, active 1682 -died 1725, British, between 1690 and 1703, Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper, Sheet: 9 1/8 × 12 11/16 inches (23.2 × 32.2 cm) and Image: 8 13/16 x 12 11/16 inches (22.4 x 32.2 cm), beard, fire, gesturing, kneeling, Mary kneels weeping before Christ; sometimes Christ is also shown weeping, pointing, religious and mythological subject, robes, sisters, talking, women

Christ Blessing the little Children, Jacob de Wet (I), 1640 - 1672

Breakfast with masks, 18th century

Madonna and Child Appearing to Saint Philip Neri. Dated: probably 1725 or after. Dimensions: overall: 112.4 x 63.5 cm (44 1/4 x 25 in.) framed: 135.9 x 87.6 x 9.5 cm (53 1/2 x 34 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.). Medium: oil on canvas. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIAZZETTA.

Story of Prophet Moses, the discovery of Moses as a baby in a basket on the river, painting by Sebastian Bourdon, 1660, France, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an 18th or 19th century original.

The Adoration of the Kings, Salomon Koninck, c. 1650

Dream of the Deacon Justinian, Angelico, Fra, 1442.

The field workers of Gibeah provides the Levite and his concubine accommodation; 1645 Gerbrand van den Eeckhout Dutch (1621 Amsterdam 1674 Amsterdam)

Francis of Assisi and the angel with the water bottle by Ribera, Jose, de (1591-1652)/ Museo del Prado, Madrid/ 1636-1637/ Spain/ Oil on canvas/ Baroque/ 120x98/ Bible

Isaac Blessing Jacob. Dating: c. 1638. Measurements: h 117 cm × w 141 cm; h 141 cm × w 165.5 cm × t 10 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Govert Flinck.

Catholic King and Queen Ferdinand and Isabella receive an Arab ambassador

Rest during the flight into Egypt Jean Restout (1692-1768 French)

St Martin, by Bossi Benigno, 17th Century, canvas. Italy: Emilia Romagna: Parma: Colorno: San Liborio Church. Whole artwork. Bishop cherubs putti book

Saints Justa and Rufina, Espinal, Juan de (1714-1783)

The Annunciation by Strozzi, Bernardo (1581-1644) Szepmuveszeti Muzeum, Budapest c. 1644 Oil on canvas 145x120 Italy, School of Genoa Baroque Bible Painting

DAVID PLAYING HIS HARP FOR KING SAUL OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE STORY PAINTING BY SCHOPIN

Mary's Visit to Elizabeth, Rembrandt, Harmensz van Rijn, 1640.

Adoration of the Shepherds, attributed to Pieter Bout, 1668 - 1719

Birth of Mary, by Juan Correa (ca 1646-1716).

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