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The origin of the Nativity scene
Nativity imagery dominated Renaissance art. This first living Nativity scene – which was famously depicted by Italian Renaissance painter Giotto di Bondone in the Arena Chapel of Padua, Italy – ...
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From Giotto to Gauguin, the Nativity as told in art
From Giotto to Gauguin, these artists have interpreted the Nativity in a range of styles, variously placing the accent on the mysticism, tenderness, realism or majesty of the scene. The Christmas ...