Giovanni Battista, cel Tânăr Pittoni

Giovanni Battista Pittoni the Younger painted religious scenes with quiet drama. In Nașterea lui Iisus he shows the Nativity bathed in soft, golden light, the newborn Christ child at the center while Mary kneels in gentle folds of blue. The work belongs to the late Baroque tradition when churches across Venice commissioned such scenes to inspire awe.

See how the shepherds lean in, their faces catching the same glow. Next, step inside the stable with Nașterea lui Iisus.