The birth of Christ among ruins. Engraving by J. Sadeler after Polidoro da Caravaggio.

  • Polidoro, da Caravaggio, approximately 1495-approximately 1543.
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The birth of Christ among ruins. Engraving by J. Sadeler after Polidoro da Caravaggio. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Bible. N.T. Luke 2.1-16. The ox and ass walk out from underneath the arches of what looks to be a ruined temple, roofed with makeshift boards. Behind them a group of young men rush forward; one bears a large basket of doves, a sacrifice for the birth. On the ground by the worshippers at the front are a set of pan-pipes and a crook, attributes of the shepherds. God appears from above, borne by angels

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1 print : line engraving

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Nocte oritur sol iustitiæ, quia venit ut orbem In tenebris positum illustret, tenebrasque resoluat. Polidorus invent. I. Sadler excudit

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