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Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas (Calvin Coolidge)
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14 The Magi Following the star
Book of Hours, c.1500 German codex 15-501 The adoration of the kings
Gerrit van Honthorst (1590-1656) Adoration of the Child c.1620 Galleria 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 Madonna with Child Hermitage Museum St.Petersburg Giampietrino (Giovanni Pietro Rizzoli) (active 1495–1549) Holy Family with St. Roch Milan, Pinacoteca Ambrosiana
Giovanni Battista Ortolano Nativity With Saints, 1520
Girolamo del Pacchia Girolamo del Pacchia ( 1477-1535) Nativity
Herman Han (1574–1627) Nativity (detail) Master of the Vienne Adoration of Jesus Budapest 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
Hours for (mostly) Windesheim use, The Netherlands, Delft c. 1415-20
Jacob De Backer (c.1555 - c.1585) Adoration of the Child 1434-35 60 x 53 cm Museo 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
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) The Nativity
Luca Signorelli (c.1450-1523) The Adoration of the Shepherds (1496) The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London
Le Nain brothers Nativity with the Torch 17th century
Le Nain brothers Rest of the Holy Family, 17th century Le Nain brothers Adoration of the shepherds 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.
Text and pictures: Internet All copyrights belong to their respective owners Presentation: Sanda Foişoreanu www.slideshare.net/michaelasanda http://ma-planete.com/michaelasanda 2012 Sound: Bryn Terfel & Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera ◊ Away in a Manger ◊ El Nacimiento (with Rolando Villazon Tenor) ◊ Shepherd's Pipe Carol