{"id":4602,"date":"2015-09-17T08:57:02","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T13:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/arthistory\/?page_id=4602"},"modified":"2026-02-18T14:39:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T20:39:17","slug":"the-nativity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/arthistory\/gallery\/uwm-art-collection-traveling-exhibitions\/the-nativity\/","title":{"rendered":"The Nativity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"alignright uwm-c-img--right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/arthistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/118\/2014\/11\/nativity2jpg.jpg\" alt=\"Black and white religious artwork depicting two seated figures with angels and divine light descending from the sky above.\" class=\"wp-image-4654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/arthistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/118\/2014\/11\/nativity2jpg.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/arthistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/118\/2014\/11\/nativity2jpg-202x300.jpg 202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Nativity, the story of the birth of Jesus Christ, has been a principal subject in Western art since the 4th century. Images depicting the Nativity are based on narratives from the New Testament Gospels of Matthew and Luke and include the Annunciation, the Adoration of the Shepherds, the Adoration of the Magi and the Flight into Egypt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These subjects are represented in <em>The Nativity<\/em>, an exhibition of 16th through 18th century prints by artists including Albrecht D\u00fcrer, Rembrandt, Annibale Carracci, Adriaen Collaert, Christoffel Van Sichem II and others, whose scenes capture the humanity of the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Number of Objects<\/strong>: 27 framed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Installation Space<\/strong>: 432 linear feet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Exhibition Fee<\/strong>: $3,500<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Included<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/arthistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/118\/2019\/06\/Checklist-with-images-and-notes_002.pdf\">Checklist with Images and Notes<\/a> <i class=\"fa fa-file-pdf-o\"><\/i>; <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/arthistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/118\/2019\/06\/Final-Labels_002.pdf\">labels<\/a>&nbsp;<i class=\"fa fa-file-pdf-o\"><\/i>; <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/arthistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/118\/2019\/06\/Nativity-texts_002.pdf\">wall text<\/a> <i class=\"fa fa-file-pdf-o\"><\/i>; <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/arthistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/118\/2019\/06\/Nativity-Take-Away-for-travel_002.pdf\">catalog<\/a>. <br>Please request high resolution images for web and print media, and instructions for reproduction of images.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Shipped in wooden crate<\/strong>: roughly 38H x 42W x 30D<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Currently Available<\/strong>:&nbsp;Yes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Currently on View<\/strong>: N\/A<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Past Exhibition Locations<\/strong><br>Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX<br>November 8 &#8211;&nbsp;December 28, 2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UWM Art History Gallery, UW-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI<br>December 6, 2012 &#8211; January 11, 2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nativity, the story of the birth of Jesus Christ, has been a principal subject in Western art since the 4th century. 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