Wednesday, February 4, 2009

The Birth of Christ


















The Birth of Christ
by Hans Multscher
1437
Panel, 148 x 140 cm
Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Townspeople, angels, Joseph and the ubiquitous ox and ass crowd around the manger in this nativity scene.

Poor Mary raises her hands in horror, shocked to find she's given birth to a slug.

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