The Nativity

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The Nativity

England, Nottingham, circa 1400
Sculpture
Alabaster with traces of polychromy and gilding
16 × 11 × 2 1/2 in. (40.64 × 27.94 × 6.35 cm)
Gift of William Randolph Hearst Foundation (49.26.9a)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Valentiner, W.R. Gothic and Renaissance Sculptures: in the Collection of the Los Angeles County Museum. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum, 1951.
  • Schaefer, Scott, and Peter Fusco. European Painting and Sculpture in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art: an Illustrated Summary Catalogue. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1987.