The Nativity

The Nativity

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The Nativity
CultureItalian (Florentine)
Titles
  • The Nativity
Datec. 1360–1380
PlaceFlorence, Italy
MediumTempera and gold leaf on panel
DimensionsPanel: 11 5/8 × 5 1/16 in. (29.5 × 12.9 cm)
 Frame: 13 1/8 × 6 3/8 × 1 in. (33.3 × 16.2 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Edith A. and Percy S. Straus Collection
Object number44.570.2
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
202 Willis Education Gallery
On view

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Department
Arts of Europe and the Mediterranean
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection, Karlsruhe, Germany, in 1922; sold to [Leo Blumenreich, Berlin]; sold to R. Langton Douglas, London, February 2, 1928; sold to Percy S. Straus, prior to November 6, 1928; bequeathed to MFAH, November 1944.
Exhibition HistoryKunsthalle Karlsruhe, Germany, 1922.

"Passion for Perfection: The Straus Collection of Renaissance Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 21, 2017–June 17, 2018.

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