In the original Maratta painting, titled “The Holy Night” or “The Nativity,” small angels peek past Mary to gaze at the baby. In the church’s version, the angels have been removed.

Twelve angels circle above at the opening ... The museum holds 14 of Botticelli’s paintings in its collections, and “Mystic Nativity” is on display alongside four other Botticelli works ...

Kershisnik stood in front of his painting 'Nativity' while answering questions ... Kershisnik said he imagined a huge heavenly throng of angels pressing in to see the birth of Jesus but didn ...

In 1575 he joined the monastic community and continued to paint both within the monastery and for patrons outside the cloisters in and around Valencia. The painting may be identifiable with a work of ...

Of the four Gospels, only the Book of Luke presents the infant lying swaddled in the manger with Mary, Joseph, the shepherds and heavenly angels ... Nativity scene at the Carnegie Museum of Art ...

Through Nativity art, the Word takes on flesh across diverse ... has captured an intimate moment between mother and son, as an angel peeks at them over the purple hills. While Mary offers Jesus ...

Furthermore, the presence of the cloaked angels reinforces this notion ... It is separate from other art forms. Like Campin’s Nativity, sacred art turns its viewers' gaze away from themselves ...

The Museum of Catholic Art and History has taken ownership ... Broad St. for the holiday season. The angel speaking to Mary as depicted in a nativity scene in Columbus. (NBC4 Photo/Aaron Burd ...

The Ulster Museum in Belfast is celebrating giving the Christmas gift of an “exceptionally rare” painting of the nativity to visitors. The Nativity, by Baldassare Peruzzi, dates back to 1515 ...