The Master of the Castello Nativity is so called after a painting showing the Virgin adoring the Christ Child originally from Castello,now in Florence (Galleria dell'Accademia). Active in the mid 15th-century, he was a follower, possibly even a collaborator, of Filippo Lippi.
Master of the Castello Nativity
active mid 15th century
Paintings by Master of the Castello Nativity
This scene shows the holy family – the Virgin Mary, Joseph and Jesus Christ – just after Christ’s birth in a stable. The artist has set the scene in surroundings familiar to contemporary viewers: the towers of a town that resembles fifteenth-century Tuscany are visible in the distance. On the hil...
Not on display