ADVENT CALENDAR 2022

" " — Terracotta relief of Mary holding the Christ Child, made in 15th-century Italy. Glencairn Museum collection, Bryn Athyn, PA, 01.SP.01. To view a zoomable version of this Nativity on Google Arts & Culture, click on the image.

15. RELIEF OF MARY with THE CHRIST CHILD

This terracotta relief of Mary holding the infant Jesus, made in 15th-century Italy, shows each of them wearing haloes. Jesus holds something in his left hand, perhaps a bird (the head of which has been broken off).

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