Copyright AKG-Images / Erich Lessing.
Mary looks admiringly at Joseph, who is splitting one of his socks to make swaddling clothes for the Infant. Mary and Joseph together share the role of loving parents to Jesus. The apocryphal legends are the background for the use of Joseph’s socks, the corn mat on which Mary lies, and the presence of the midwife.
The Nativity
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- Location: Antwerp -- Mayer van den Bergh Museum
- Subject: Nativity
- Year: 1400
- Country: Netherlands