Relief with the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity, the Adoration of the Magi and the Annunciation to the Shepherds
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
From left to right: the Annunciation, between two columns the Visitation, the Nativity and the Adoration of the Magi; the latter scene is separated by a tree from a shepherd, belonging to an Annunciation to the Shepherds. A huge lily in a vase separates the kneeling angel and the Annunciation from the standing Mary. He holds a long scroll in both hands, which Mary holds up with her right hand; in her left hand she holds a book. At the Visitation, Elizabeth touches the body of Mary approaching her with her left hand. The latter holds a book in her left hand and has raised her right hand in greeting. The Nativity takes place in a stable; from the roof, with a star on the left half, the heads of an ox and a donkey protrude. Mary sits with the Child in her hands in a large bed, behind which a palisade appears. At the foot of the bed stands Joseph, who points to the child with his left hand and holds a staff in his right.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description