The Nativity, with God the Father Surrounded by Angels and Cherubim
c. 1470
Medium
tempera on panel
Dimensions
joined NGA and MMA panels: 83.5 x 57.5 cm (32 7/8 x 22 5/8 in.) framed: 97.8 x 73.7 x 4.8 cm (38 1/2 x 29 x 1 7/8 in.) only NGA lunette (oval): 36.6 x 51.7 cm (14 7/16 x 20 3/8 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CIS-R
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of George Blumenthal, 1941.100.2; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Samuel H. Kress Collection, 1952.5.8
Accession Number
1952.5.8.combined
About the Artist
Francesco di Giorgio Martini
Francesco di Giorgio Martini (1439–1501) was a quintessential Renaissance polymath from Siena, Italy, excelling as a painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, and theorist in the Sienese School tradition. Baptized on September 23, 1439, to a poultry dealer named Francesco Maurizio di Giorgio di Martino, his early life remains sparsely documented, with the first record of his artistic activity appear...