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The Nativity

German 15th Century · 1400–1499

Maximum print size

23.1 × 30.7 cm · 9.1 × 12.1 in

at 300 DPI from the 2,716 × 3,618 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 8×10 inch frame.

Frame: 40.6 × 50.8 cm · 16.0 × 20.0 in
Mat opening: 23.1 × 30.7 cm · 9.1 × 12.1 in
Mat border, sides: 8.9 cm · 3.5 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 10.2 cm · 4.0 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: c. 1480
Medium: metalcut, hand-colored in green, red, and yellow on laid paper
Type: Print
Size: 7.9 × 5.9 cm · 3.1 × 2.3 in
Orientation: portrait
Collection: National Gallery of Art ↗

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