The Nativity

License this image

To license this image or for more information please contact our Licensing team.

We can manage your request more quickly if you include the following information:

Image reference number: XXX
Title and author (if applicable)
Publisher/Producer/Broadcaster
Planned release date
Print run or number of units
Image size and position, example 1/4 page, full screen, front cover, inside
Languages/territorial distribution
Digital rights - format details and license period

We don’t have an image of this object online yet. V&A Images may have a photograph that we can’t show online, but it may be possible to supply one to you. Email us at vaimages@vam.ac.uk for guidance about fees and timescales, quoting the accession number: E.294-1951

Find out about our images

Request to view at the Prints & Drawings Study Room, level E , Case N, Shelf 2, Box D

Artist/Maker	Unknown (printmaker)
Place of origin	Germany (printed)

Illustration depicting the Nativity, printed on the reverse of a title page.

Object details

Categories	Prints Religion Christianity Woodcuts
Object type	Woodcut
Title	The Nativity (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Woodcut Printing Ink Woodcut
Brief description	Unknown. The Nativity. Woodcut, possibly German, second quarter of 16th century.
Physical description	Illustration depicting the Nativity, printed on the reverse of a title page.
Dimensions	Height: 1.4cm Width: 13.3cm Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1951. London: HMSO, 1962.
Style	German School
Credit line	Presented by Art Fund
Subjects depicted	Jesus The Nativity
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1951 London: HMSO, 1962
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.294-1951

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O594657/the-nativity-woodcut-unknown/

Download as: JSON

License this image

Download image

Object details

About this object record

You may also like