Botticelli’s “Mystical Nativity” seeks to make the invisible visible. Sandro Botticelli, “Mystic Nativity,” 1500 Keywords: christmas birth of christ Scriptures & Art ...

A Neapolitan Nativity scene at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh Pschemp via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 Neapolitan Nativity scene at Santa Chiara in Naples Sailko via Wikimedia ...

Iraq or Syria: Freer Canteen Nativity Canteen with Adoration of the Christ Child, Syria or Northern Iraq, 1240-50, Collection of the Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution.

A modern Nativity at the Festival of Nativities depicting Mary and Joseph taking a selfie with the newborn Jesus as the three Wiseman bear Amazon gift packages on Segways. The festival is at ...

Brian Kershisnik, a professional artist and BYU alumnus, visited the BYU Museum of Art on Monday, Dec. 4 to showcase and answer questions about his painting, “Nativity.” ...

In Jesus, our faith in God is tangible; it is no longer abstract. Another of this day’s traditional titles, “The Circumcision of Our Lord,” similarly expresses the human dimension of our faith.

In the general market of nativity sets, simplicity of this magnitude isn’t the norm. And yet, from a religious perspective, the scene of Jesus’ birth is one of ultimate humility.

Each year, Greccio, Italy, reenacts a living Nativity scene paying homage to Saint Francis of Assisi, who is credited with starting the exhibition that represents the birth of Jesus.

Art World Nativity Scene Sparks Debate as Vatican Withdraws Keffiyeh-Clad Baby Jesus The figure of the baby Jesus will be returned to the manger on December 24 but the keffiyeh may not be.

For those wanting to experience a live re-enactment of the very first Christmas this upcoming holiday season, the public is invited to tour “The Nativity” on Dec. 7-9.

By transposing the pivotal moment of Jesus’ birth to their own time and place, everyone in Greccio could find a place in that little stable, could truly be present in the Biblical moment. Through art, ...