Nativity of Jesus, Giotto.
Nativity of Jesus, Giotto.
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Print on pictorial canvas
Measurement : 40 x 40 cm
Material : work printed on very fine grain pictorial canvas
Frame : Light brown in beech wood and handmade wood pulp
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Giotto moved away from the traditional representation of history. Jesus is in a rocky landscape with an overhang covered by a wooden roof for the Birth of Jesus . According to the Byzantine iconographic tradition, Mary is reclining, but the disposition of the mother's body was a novelty in art. Mary leans over little Jesus, bringing her face closer to the child. Giotto repeated a similar scene in a later fresco titled Lamentation of Christ . In the left foreground the donkey has been painted in a short perspective. Next to him, Giuseppe is immersed in a dream, and his silhouette recalls Gioacchino in Gioacchino's dream . On the right, two shepherds listen to the words of an angel who announces the coming of the Messiah to the world:
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But the angel said to them: "Do not be afraid, I announce to you a great joy, which will be for all the people today in the city of David. A Savior has been born for you, who is Christ the Lord and this will be a sign for you: You will find a child wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger. " And suddenly a multitude of heavenly armies joined the angel (...) (Lk 2, 10-12)
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The above angels were placed on top of the stable roof. In this way, Giotto presented two rows on a fresco.
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