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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
This print depicting Christ’s birth belongs to one of the numerous print series that Albrecht Dürer produced on religious themes. Here, the artist focused on everyday details of the Virgin Mary’s life story to emphasize her humanity. Dürer revolutionized the technique of woodcut with such scenes, which told biblical stories with enough descriptive detail and skillful narrative staging to minimize the need for text. The textures, fine details, and perspectival space of his woodcuts surpassed any examples of the medium before him.
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Albrecht Dürer — The Nativity, from "The Life of the Virgin"
Albrecht Dürer — The Nativity, from The Life of the Virgin
Albrecht Dürer — The Nativity, from The Life of the Virgin
Albrecht Dürer — The Nativity, from The Life of the Virgin, 
Albrecht Altdorfer (German, c. 1480–1538) — The Fall and Red
Hans Baldung (German, 1484/85–1545) — St. Jerome in the Wild
Albrecht Altdorfer — The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist
Ludwig Krug (German, 1490–1532) — The Nativity
Albrecht Altdorfer (German, c. 1480–1538) — The Fall and Red
Adoration of the Kings
Ludwig Krug — The Nativity
Albrecht Dürer — The Nativity, from "The Small Passion"
![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)
