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Book of Hours, c.1500 German codex 15-501 The adoration of the kings

Gerrit van Honthorst (1590-1656)

Adoration of the Child c.1620Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy

The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore is the largest church in Rome dedicated to the 'Virgin Mary

Francesco Mancini (1679-1758) Rome Santa Maria Maggiore

Giampietrino (Giovanni Pietro Rizzoli)

(active 1495–1549) Holy Family with St. Roch

Milan, Pinacoteca Ambrosiana

Giampietrino Madonna with Child Hermitage Museum St.Petersburg

Giovanni Battista Ortolano Nativity With Saints, 1520

Girolamo del Pacchia ( 1477-1535) Nativity

Girolamo del Pacchia

Hechingen Hohenzollerisches Landesmuseum

Hechingen Hohenzollerisches Landesmuseum

Hechingen Hohenzollerisches Landesmuseum

Herman Han (1574–1627)Nativity (detail)

Master of the VienneAdoration of JesusBudapest Museum of Fine Arts

 Anonyme flamandLa Nativité avec les anges (vers 1595)Huile sur toile, 120 X 84 cmRome, curie générale de la Compagnie de Jésus

Józef Mehoffer (1869 - 1946)

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Jacob De Backer (c.1555 - c.1585) The Nativity 1580

Jacob De Backer (c.1555 - c.1585) Adoration of the Child 1434-35 60 x 53 cmMuseo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid

Jacob De Backer (c.1555 - c.1585) Altarpiece of the Virgin 1433-35, 57 x 52 cm Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Jacob De Backer (c.1555 - c.1585) Altarpiece of the Virgin 1433-35 57,5 x 52 cm Musée du Petit Palais, Paris

Jean Michelin (1623-1696) Musée du Louvre

Joos van Cleve, 1526. Dresden Gemaldegalerie

Justus of Ghent (active 1460– 1480)The Adoration of the Magi Metropolitan MA

La Flora - Book of Hours, After 1483 − Bruges or Ghent (Belgium)

Woonbo Kim Ki-chang (Korea), The Birth of Jesus Christ, 1952-53

John Singleton Copley (1738 - 1815)

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Luca Signorelli (c.1450-1523)The Adoration of the Shepherds (1496) The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London

Le Nain brothersNativity with the Torch 17th century

Le Nain brothersAdoration of the shepherds 17th century

Le Nain brothersRest of the Holy Family, 17th century

Mariotto di Nardo (1394-1424) Scenes from the life of Christ

Juan Ribalta (1597-1628) The Adoration of the Shepherds Bilbao Fine Arts Museum

The altarpiece of Veit Stoss, (also St. Mary's altar), is the largest  in the world and a national treasure of Poland. Located behind the main altar of St. Mary's Basilica Krakow, the altar was carved by the German sculptor Veit Stross between 1477 and 1489.

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Sound: Bryn Terfel & Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera◊ Away in a Manger◊ El Nacimiento (with Rolando Villazon Tenor)◊ Shepherd's Pipe Carol