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The Nativity by Lorenzo Monaco — VisualArtsDB

The Nativity

The Nativity

1403–1413

Medium: Tempera and gold on wood
Dimensions: 8 3/4 x 12 1/4 in. (22.2 x 31.1 cm)
Genre: Painting
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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