Throughout the centuries, great painters have celebrated the miracle of Christ's birth in works of art. In recent years, many of those works of art have been made available on the World Wide Web. Here we have collected links to many paintings on Internet sites across the world which portray the events of the Christmas story.
The Annunciation By The Angel Gabriel to Mary
The Annunciation -- Raffaello Sanzio
The Nativity in Bethlehem
Altar cloth depicting the Nativity
Nativity. Annunciation to the shepherds -- Breviary of Martin of Aragon
Shepherd keeping his sheep -- Breviary of Martin of Aragon
Nativity -- Sano di Pietro
Nativity -- Raphael
Annunciation to the Shepherds -- Comerre
The Nativity -- Juan de Flandes
The Nativity -- Petrus Christus
The Nativity with the Prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel -- Duccio di Buoninsegna
The Nativity -- Albrecht Durer
The Nativity -- Lorenzo Lotto
The Holy Family -- Madonna And Child
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Madonna of the Pomegranate -- Botticelli -
Madonna of the Magnificat -- Botticelli -
Holy Family -- Giuseppe Maria Crespi -
Madonna & Child-- Bernardo Daddi -
Madonna & Child -- Paolo de Matteis -- 1996 USPS Christmas Stamp -
Madonna & Child -- Giotto -- 1995 USPS Christmas Stamp -
The Adoration of the Magi
Adoration of the Magi-- Breviary of Martin of Aragon -
Epiphany -- Raphael -
Adoration of the Magi -- Raffaello Sanzio -
Adoration of the Magi -- Raphael.
Adoration of the Magi -- Juan de Flandes
Adoration of the Magi -- Botticelli
Adoration of the Magi -- Fra Anegelico and Filippo Lippi
Adoration of the Magi -- Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia
Collections
The World's Great Madonnas
The Birth and Infancy of Christ, from 14th Century illuminated manuscripts
Christmas Murals -- by David Hetland
The National Gallery of Art -- search the gallery's collections for "nativity" or "magi"