Art, literature & history
The Nativity
1552
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- pen and black ink with gray wash
- Dimensions
- overall: 10.8 x 6.9 cm (4 1/4 x 2 11/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1964.8.1755
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Heinrich Aldegrever. The Nativity. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
The Nativity — Heinrich Aldegrever. 1552.
Medium: pen and black ink with gray wash.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 10.8 x 6.9 cm (4 1/4 x 2 11/16 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1964.8.1755. Rosenwald Collection.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.