In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
This painting is believed to be a remaining component of a six-panel altarpiece. The large central panel is now preserved in the Museu National d’Art de Catalunya in Barcelona. Ferrer collaborated with the painter Pere Garcia de Benavarri on this commission. Spanish works like these often feature elaborate treatment of the gold background, evident here in the exuberant raised decoration (called pastiglia ) in the haloes. As a symbol of his dominion over the world, Christ holds an orb in his left hand; he bestows a blessing with his right hand. The Virgin kneels above him in rapt adoration. Using the wattle fence almost as a church pew, two shepherds express humble piety; one removes his hat and the other clasps his hands in prayer.
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Spinello Aretino — Nativity
Bartolo di Fredi — The Adoration of the Shepherds
Konrad Laib (German) — Adoration of the Magi
Benvenuto di Giovanni — The Adoration of the Magi
Marcellus Coffermans — The Adoration of the Shepherds
Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia) — The Adorat
Lippo d'Andrea — Adoration of the Magi
Lorenzo Monaco (Piero di Giovanni) — The Nativity
South Netherlandish Painter — The Nativity
Altichiero — Nativity
Hans Leonhard Schäufelein (German) — Adoration of the Shephe
Zanobi Strozzi — The Nativity
