ID: 700007194 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700007194	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

The Nativity (folio (leaf); Spitz Master (French, active about 1415 - 1425) (French Illu...; about 1420; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 94.ML.26.84; Ms. 57, fol. 84)

Titles:

The Nativity (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

Book of Hours (C,U,VL,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

folio (leaf) [300189604] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, information form components, gathered matter components, leaves (gathered matter))

illumination (painting) [300264522]

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, paintings (visual works), <paintings by location or context>)

Classifications:

manuscripts (preferred)

Creation Date: about 1420

Creator Display:

Spitz Master (French, active about 1415 - 1425) (French Illuminator) [preferred,JPGM]

Spitz Master (French illuminator, active ca. 1415-1425) [500055339]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 94.ML.26.84; Ms. 57, fol. 84

Other: Creation: Paris [7008038] Île-de-France (region (administrative division)), France (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Tempera colors, gold, and ink on parchment

	tempera [300015062]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>, paint (coating), <paint by composition or origin>, water-base paint)

	gold leaf [300264831]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by form>, leaf (metal))

	ink [300015012]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>)

	parchment (animal material) [300011851]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, animal material, processed animal material)

Dimensions: Leaf: 20.2 x 14.9 cm (7 15/16 x 5 7/8 in.)

Cultures:

French (preferred)

General Subject:

religion and mythology (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	Mary, Blessed Virgin [901000032]
	.....((Christian characters, Christian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	dogs (species) [300250130]
	.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), Chordata (phylum), Vertebrata (subphylum), Mammalia (class), Carnivora (order), Canidae (family), Canis (genus)) (AAT)

	angels (spirits) [300379004]
	.....(Agents Facet, People (hierarchy name), people (agents), <people by occupation>, <people in the humanities>, <people in religion and related occupations>, people in religion, spirits (beings)) (AAT)

	God the Father [901000593]
	.....((Christian characters, Christian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	Holy Family [901001175]
	.....((Christian allegory, symbolism, theme, Christian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	Nativity of Christ [901000124]
	.....((Legend of the Nativity of Christ, Life of Jesus Christ, New Testament narratives, Christian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	Saint Joseph [901000953]
	.....((Christian characters, Christian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	seraphim [300386067]
	.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), legendary beings) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

............... Book of Hours

Sources and Contributors:
The Nativity	........ [JPGM]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Book of Hours	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]