Not currently on view
In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
These eight woodcuts (1959.99.8-15) progress from Gabriel’s announcement to Mary that she would bear the Son of God, to the events of her early motherhood and beyond. This included the joy of sharing her pregnancy with her cousin Elizabeth, Jesus’s birth, and the subsequent arrival of the magi. After Jesus’s circumcision and presentation at the temple the Holy Family fled to Egypt to avoid Herod and stayed there for several years. The seemingly out of place last scene shows a glimpse of their daily life in Egypt as Joseph continues his carpentry and Mary spins wool. The Holy Family is surrounded by angels and helpful putti and are blessed by God the Father and the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove overhead.
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Albrecht Dürer — The Circumcision, from The Life of the Virg
Albrecht Dürer — The Presentation of the Virgin in the Templ
Albrecht Dürer — The Circumcision, from "The Life of the Vir
Albrecht Dürer — The Nativity, from "The Life of the Virgin"
Albrecht Dürer — The Presentation of the Virgin in the Templ
Wolf Traut (German, c. 1486–1520) — Christ Taking Leave of h
Martin Schongauer (German, c. 1450–1491) — Adoration of the 
Albrecht Dürer — Ecce Homo, from the series The Large Passio
Albrecht Altdorfer (German, c. 1480–1538) — The Fall and Red
Albrecht Dürer — The Glorification of the Virgin, from The 
Albrecht Altdorfer — The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist
Lucas van Leyden (Netherlandish, 1494–about 1533) — The Powe
![Madonna and Child [obverse]](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/878db7e6-10ae-4cae-ba5d-6d6f5c413ae8/full/!500,500/0/default.jpg)
![Lot and His Daughters [reverse]](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/7565a449-f82a-414b-9bda-c93f55a51b4d/full/!500,500/0/default.jpg)
