The Nativity and Circumcision of Christ

The Nativity and Circumcision of Christ

Workshop of the Master of the High Foreheads

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

These two plaques were undoubtedly the wings of a triptych displaying figures with the distinctive facial style that gave rise to the master’s sobriquet.


European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Nativity and Circumcision of ChristThe Nativity and Circumcision of ChristThe Nativity and Circumcision of ChristThe Nativity and Circumcision of ChristThe Nativity and Circumcision of Christ

The fifty thousand objects in the Museum's comprehensive and historically important collection of European sculpture and decorative arts reflect the development of a number of art forms in Western European countries from the early fifteenth through the early twentieth century. The holdings include sculpture in many sizes and media, woodwork and furniture, ceramics and glass, metalwork and jewelry, horological and mathematical instruments, and tapestries and textiles. Ceramics made in Asia for export to European markets and sculpture and decorative arts produced in Latin America during this period are also included among these works.