(b. ca. 1480, Berbenno di Valtellina, d. 1528, Bergamo)
Nativity
1515-20
Oil on canvas, 133 x 215 cm
Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice
In the distance, we note the unusually cumbersome annunciation to the shepherds and the arrival of the midwives with the requisites for the Child's bath. The Infant is meanwhile adorned under the canopy of trees and planks juxtaposed with the ancient ruins.
