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The Christ Child Sleeping in the Cradle
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The Christ child sleeps peacefully in his cradle. At the head of the cradle, an angel with the instruments of the Passion. Mary, Joseph, Elizabeth, and the young John the Baptist sit around the cradle. In the foreground, a basket of fruit and a small dog. In the margin, a six-line caption, in two columns, in Latin.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineChristuskind slaapt in de wieg. 1563 - before 1619. Hieronymus Wierix. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
