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Description: | Painting on stone was a fashion particularly associated with Florence and the 'pietra dura' workshops. The artist has used a piece of veined stone as a support for this nativity scene set in the darkness of the stable at Bethlehem. In the centre, the Virgin adores her child in a manger, while on the left and right are groups of shepherds hurrying forward to adore them. Above them is an area of bright cloud with flying angels, where the stone support has been left unpainted to create the effect of cloud. The little painting is greatly enhanced by a delicate oval frame carved with roses, jonquils and other flowers, with the head of an angel at each of the four cardinal points. | Subjects: | religion (nativity; adoration of the shepherds) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Cresti, Domenico (Italian painter, 1559-1638) Æ Attributed to circle of Previously attributed to Stella, Jacques (French painter and printmaker, 1596-1657) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8668... | Go to resource |
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