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The Nativity with Saints

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 609
Ridolfo came from a family of artists and was the son of famed painter Domenico Ghirlandaio. He was known as a skilled portraitist and painter of large-scale decorative works and small portable altarpieces. The original location of this work is not known, but the presence of Saint Benedict in one of the wings and a kneeling Benedictine in the foreground of the center panel suggests that it was made for a Benedictine monastery. Painted around 1514, this triptych would have provided members of the monastery with a visual stimulus for their prayers.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Nativity with Saints
  • Artist: Ridolfo Ghirlandaio (Italian, Florence 1483–1561 Florence)
  • Medium: Oil on wood
  • Dimensions: Central panel 14 x 9 in. (35.6 x 22.9 cm); each wing 14 x 4 in. (35.6 x 10.2 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931
  • Object Number: 32.100.80
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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Cover with a Mask, Grotteschi, and Inscription, Ridolfo Ghirlandaio Italian, Oil on panel
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Cover with a Mask, Grotteschi, and Inscription
Ridolfo Ghirlandaio
ca. 1510
Portrait of a Woman (La Monaca), Ridolfo Ghirlandaio Italian, Oil on wood panel
Returned to lender
Portrait of a Woman (La Monaca)
Ridolfo Ghirlandaio
ca. 1510
The Holy Family with the Young Saint John the Baptist, Andrea del Sarto (Andrea d'Agnolo) Italian, Oil on wood
The Holy Family with the Young Saint John the Baptist
Andrea del Sarto (Andrea d'Agnolo)
ca. 1528
Portrait of a Young Man, Antonello da Messina (Antonello di Giovanni d'Antonio) Italian, Oil on wood
Portrait of a Young Man
Antonello da Messina (Antonello di Giovanni d'Antonio)
ca. 1470
The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist, Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi) Italian, Oil on wood
The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist
Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi)
ca. 1524–26

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