1426
oil
panel
From the collection of Hamburger Kunsthalle
The Nativity is a 1426 oil by Master Francke, a Northern Renaissance work, held at Hamburger Kunsthalle.
This painting shows a woman in a white robe with a halo, kneeling and praying. She has long red hair and is surrounded by angels, one of whom is holding a red wing. In the background, there are trees, hills, and a red sky with gold stars. A baby is lying on the ground, and a ribbon with text is hanging from above. The scene is depicted in a mix of warm and cool colors, with the woman and angels in the foreground and the landscape in the background. The painting is done in tempera, a technique that involves using egg yolks as a binder. If you're interested in learning more about this technique, you can look up "tempera" next.
Master Francke O.P. (or Meister Francke, Frater Francke, respectively German for "Master Francke" and Latin for "Brother Francke") was a North German Gothic painter and Dominican friar, born ca. 1380 in the Lower Rhine…
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