The Nativity

ca. 1406–10

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Tempera on wood, gold ground
Dimensions: 8 3/4 x 12 1/4 in. (22.2 x 31.1 cm)
Collection no.: 1975.1.66
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

Robert Lehman Collection, 1975. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0; compressed study reproduction.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Nativity — Lorenzo Monaco. ca. 1406–10.

Medium: Tempera on wood, gold ground. Dimensions: 8 3/4 x 12 1/4 in. (22.2 x 31.1 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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