Nativity with Midwife

Eric Gill, 1882 - 1940



Nativity with Midwife

Eric Gill 1882 - 1940

Summary

Holy family in stable. A male figure with a halo and a beard stands to the left in profile to the right. A woman and child both with halos lie on straw to the right. A woman at the centre with back turned, holds a bowl. Supports of walls and roof visible. Landscape beyond stable with hills and a bright star to the top right surrounded by a circle of smaller stars.


Object Name

Nativity with Midwife

Creators Name

Eric Gill

Date Created

1913

Dimensions

support: 18.8cm x 12.5cm
print: 5.3cm x 5.3cm

accession number

1928.190

Place of creation

England

Support

paper

Medium

ink (black)

Credit

Gift of Mrs and Miss Rutherston, 1928

Legal

© Manchester Art Gallery


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