The Birth of Christ, who is held by the Virgin against a penumbra of light, adoring angels, and Joseph leading a donkey at left

The Birth of Christ, who is held by the Virgin against a penumbra of light, adoring angels, and Joseph leading a donkey at left by Cherubino Alberti (Zaccaria Mattia)|Taddeo Zuccaro

Medium

Engraving

Dimensions

Sheet: 16 3/16 × 10 13/16 in. (41.1 × 27.4 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951

Accession Number

51.501.3244

Tags

AngelsChristVirgin MaryCowsDonkeysSaint Joseph

About the Artist

Cherubino Alberti (Zaccaria Mattia)|Taddeo Zuccaro · 15531615

Cherubino Alberti (1553–1615), also known by his birth name Zaccaria Mattia, was an Italian engraver and painter active in Rome during the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods. Born in Borgo San Sepolcro in Tuscany, he came from an artistically inclined family and received training that equipped him for work in both painting and the reproductive graphic arts. It was as a printmaker, however,...

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