In a rough stable on Christmas morning, Mary sits at the left with the child, and Joseph rests on the right. Light gathers in the middle of the dark, scratched shelter.
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Other masters in room 5, No Room in the Inn:
James Tissot
Saint Joseph Seeks a Lodging in Bethlehem, 1886–1894
Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper
Brooklyn Museum, purchased by public subscription (00.159.23)
James Tissot
The Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ, 1886–1894
Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper
Brooklyn Museum, purchased by public subscription (00.159.24)
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SMK, the National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Image: Wikimedia Commons (SMK, public domain). The work itself is in the public domain.
