Plaque with the Nativity
Unknown
ca. 1165 · Champlevé enamel, copper alloy, gilt · Medieval Art
Related plaques from the same ensemble in this case, depicting other scenes from the life of Jesus, suggest that the group originally decorated a large altar or pulpit. Inscriptions in Latin identify Joseph, husband of Mary, and the words of the angels announcing to the shepherds Jesus' birth.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1165
- Medium
- Champlevé enamel, copper alloy, gilt
- Culture
- South Netherlandish
- Department
- Medieval Art
- Credit line
- Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
