''Nativity'' is a 1603-1605 painting of the
Nativity of Jesus
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by
El Greco. It was one of five paintings painted for the high altarpiece of the Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad in
Illescas, Toledo
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. It and three others still hang there (''
Charity
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Giving
* Charitable organization or charity, a non-profit organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being of persons
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'', ''
Coronation of the Virgin'' and ''
Annunciation''), whilst the fifth is in the
National Museum of Art of Romania
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Marriage of the Virgin
The Marriage of the Virgin is the subject in Christian art depicting the marriage of the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph. The marriage is not mentioned in the canonical Gospels but is covered in several apocryphal sources and in later redactions, no ...
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It is a simplification of his ''Adoration of the Shepherds'' from the
Doña María de Aragón Altarpiece
The Doña María de Aragón Altarpiece was an altarpiece painted between 1596 and 1599 by El Greco for the chapel of the Palacio del Senado, Colegio de la Encarnación (also known as the Colegio de doña María de Aragón) in Madrid.
The college ...
, omitting the shepherds and converting the scene into a circular format.
category:Nativity of Jesus in art
category:1600s paintings
category:Paintings by El Greco
Altarpieces
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