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  • NATIVITY
  • Shrine of Mary (Marienschrein)
  • NATIVITY
  • NATIVITY
  • pulpit nativity
  • NATIVITY
  • GIOTTO
  • Pietro Perugino
Museum Meyer van den Bergh, Antwerp. The altarpiece can be traced back to the Carthusian monastery of Champmol near Dijon, France, founded by Philip the Bold (1342-1404), Duke of Burgundy. Here Joseph removes his sock, or hosen, to prepare swaddling clothes for the nude infant Jesus.
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