Nicoletto da Modena
The Nativity and the Adoration of the Shepherds
c. 1512
Engraving of a decaying classical structure. Wooden scaffolding is exposed, and the ceiling is gone. A pair of small birds sits perched on a high beam. Beneath them are various people and animals depicting the Nativity, including a man and a woman with a head covering tending to a baby at center.
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Image source: Art Institute of Chicago