No. 17 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 1. Nativity: Birth of Jesus (detail)
1304-06
Fresco, width of detail 100 cm
Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
Mary turns on her side on the bed in order to receive the new-born baby from the arms of a midwife — a natural and spontaneous gesture, which is captured by the way mother and child look at one another.
