BAROCCI, Federico Fiori
(b. 1526, Urbino, d. 1612, Urbino)
The Nativity
1597
Oil on canvas, 134 x 105 cm
Museo del Prado, Madrid
Aspects of what was to be known as the Baroque style can be seen in Barocci's Nativity.
Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 4 minutes):
Giuseppe Aldrovandini: Sonata in D Major for two trumpets, strings and basso continuo