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The Christmas story, from the Gospels of Matthew and Luke

Label
The Christmas story, from the Gospels of Matthew and Luke
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The Christmas story
Oclc number
1005138762
Sub title
from the Gospels of Matthew and Luke
Summary
The majestic story of Christmas, from the Annunciation to the Epiphany, has long inspired great artists. The Metropolitan Museum of Art s collection is particularly rich in medieval and Renaissance paintings that depict this timeless story. Gathered here are paintings by Rogier van der Weyden, Petrus Christus, Hans Memling, and Gerard David, among others, sensitively coupled with excerpts from the King James Bible
Target audience
pre adolescent
Classification
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