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Nativity

birth of Jesus

The chronological story of Nativity of Jesus Christ according to Gospel harmony (w:)

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See also: Nativity scene.
Number Commons category Commons article Wikipedia article Type Matthew Luke Other
1 w:Pre-existence of Christ miscellaneous John 1:1-18
2 Category:Genealogy of Jesus Genealogy of Jesus w:Genealogy of Jesus nativity Matthew 1:1-17 Luke 3:23-38
3 Category:Birth of John the Baptist Birth of John the Baptist w:Birth of John the Baptist nativity Luke 1:5-25
4 Category:Annunciation Annunciation w:Annunciation nativity Luke 1:26-38
4b Category:Dream of Saint Joseph Dream of Saint Joseph w:St. Joseph's dream nativity Matthew 1:20
5 Category:Visitation (Bible) Visitation of Mary w:Visitation of Mary nativity Luke 1:39-56
6 Category:Mary and Joseph
Category:Census at Bethlehem
Category:Mary and Joseph seeking refuge		 Birth of Jesus w:Virgin birth of Jesus nativity Matthew 1:18-25 Luke 2:1-7
7 Category:Annunciation to the Shepherds Annunciation to the shepherds w:Annunciation to the shepherds nativity Luke 2:8-15
8 Category:Adoration of the Shepherds w:Adoration of the shepherds nativity Luke 2:16-20
9 Category:Holy Family
Category:Circumcision of Christ		 Circumcision of Jesus w:Circumcision of Jesus nativity Luke 2:21
10 Category:Candlemas (Category:Presentation of Jesus Christ at the Temple) Infant Jesus at the Temple w:Infant Jesus at the Temple nativity Luke 2:22-38
11 Category:Star of Bethlehem Star of Bethlehem w:Star of Bethlehem nativity Matthew 2:1-2
12 Category:Three Wise Men
Category:Magi before Herod
Category:Adoration of the Magi		 Adoration of the Magi w:Adoration of the Magi nativity Matthew 2:3-12
13 Category:Flight into Egypt Flight into Egypt w:Flight into Egypt nativity Matthew 2:13-15
14 Category:Massacre of the Innocents Massacre of the Innocents w:Massacre of the Innocents nativity Matthew 2:16-18
15 w:Herod the Great's death miscellaneous Matthew 2:19-20
16 Category:Return from Egypt Return of young Jesus to Nazareth w:Return of young Jesus to Nazareth youth Matthew 2:21-23 Luke 2:39-39

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Annunciation to Elizabeth

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    Luke 01:05-7
    Announcement of the Baptist's birth
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    Luke 01:11-12
    Announcement of the Baptist's birth
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    Luke 01:13-17
    Announcement of the Baptist's birth
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    Luke 01:18
    Announcement of the Baptist's birth
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    Luke 01:19-20
    Announcement of the Baptist's birth
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    Luke 01:21-23
    Announcement of the Baptist's birth

Annunciation to Mary

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Main: Annunciation

Dream of Saint Joseph

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    Matthew 01:18-25a
    Announcement of Jesus' birth to Joseph
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    by Gaetano Gandolf
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    by Bernardo Cavallino
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    by Alexandr Ivanov
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    by Daniele Crespi
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    by Georges de La Tour
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    by Antonio Ciseri
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    by Anton Raphael Mengs
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    by Sueño de José
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    by Gerard Seghers
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    by T'oros Roslin

Mary and Joseph

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    Matthew 01:18-25a
    Announcement of Jesus' birth to Joseph
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    Matthew 01:18-25a
    Announcement of Jesus' birth to Joseph
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    Ceramic figures of Mary and Joseph. Nativity sets are popular in Mexico during Christmas
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    by Hans Pleydenwurff

Visitation

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    Luke 01:39-42
    Mary visits Elizabeth
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    Luke 01:43-45
    Mary visits Elizabeth
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    Luke 01:56
    Mary visits Elizabeth
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    by Hans Baldung
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    by Collégiale Notre-Dame
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    by Benedito Calixto
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    by Artists in the Bowyer Bible” by Phillip Medhurst
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    by Philippe de Champaigne
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    by Albrecht Dürer
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    by Frans Francken (II)
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Birth of John the Baptist

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    Luke 01:57-58
    Birth of John the Baptist/Zechariah as priest
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    Luke 01:59-61
    Birth of John the Baptist/Zechariah as priest
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    Luke 01:62-66
    Birth of John the Baptist/Zechariah as priest
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    Luke 01:80
    Birth of John the Baptist/Zechariah as priest

Census at Bethlehem

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    Matthew 01:18-25a
    Announcement of Jesus' birth to Joseph
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    Matthew 01:18-25a
    Announcement of Jesus' birth to Joseph
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    by Meister der Kahriye-Cami-Kirche in Istanbul
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    by Pieter Brueghel the Younger

Holy Family

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    by Rogier van der Weyden

Annunciation to the Shepherds

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    Luke 02:08-9
    The Shepherd's Joy
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    Luke 02:10-12
    The Shepherd's Joy
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    by Govert Flinck
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    Engel erscheint den Hirten, Öl auf Holz
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    Paintings of the Elisabeth van Thuringen Fonds, Haarlem
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    by Simon Marmion
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    by Taddeo Gaddi
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    by Abraham Hondius
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    by Bernardino Luini
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    by Nicolas Poussin
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    by Edmund von Wörndle
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    Stained glass window of Église Saint-Pierre de Montfort-l'Amaury
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    Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry (miniature)
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    Grandes Heures d'Anne de Bretagne (miniature)
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    A nativity scene
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Adoration by the shepherds

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    Luke 02:16
    The Shepherd's Joy
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    Luke 02:17-20
    The Shepherd's Joy
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    by Guido Reni
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    by Guido Reni (detail, mirrored)
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    by Gerard van Honthorst
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    by Matthias Stom
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    by Abraham Hondius
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    by Amico Aspertini
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    Stained glass in Great Witley, Worcestershire
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    by Lorenzo Sabbatini
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    by Carel Fabritius
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    Azulejos in Vilar de Frades Church, Barcelos, Portugal
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    Nativity scene
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    by Giovanni Gerolamo Savoldo
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    by José de Sarabia
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    by Mikael Toppelius
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    by Mattia Preti
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    Interior of St. Ulrich and St. Afra (Augsburg)

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Circumcision of Christ

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    Luke 02:21
    Jesus' circumcision
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    by Friedrich Herlin
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    by Domenico Tintoretto
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    by Peter Paul Rubens
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    by Giovanni Bellini
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    by Giotto di Bondone
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    by Girolamo Alibrandi
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    by Vincenzo Dandini
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    by Sigismondo Coccapani
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    by unknown, in Museo Bandini
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    Menologion of Basil II. f.287
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    Noyer polychrome. Musée de l'Œuvre Notre-Dame de Strasbourg
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    Medieval miniature

Candlemas

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Deutsch: Darstellung des Herrn im Tempel, Mariä Lichtmess, Mariä Reinigung
English: Presentation of Jesus in temple, Meeting of the Lord, Candlemas or Purification of Mary
Français : Présentation de Jésus au Temple, Purification de la Vierge Marie ou Chandeleur (qui est la traduction du mot anglais Candlemas)
Italiano: Presentazione di Gesù al Tempio, Candelora, Purificazione di Maria
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    Luke 02:22-26
    Jesus' presentation at the Temple
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    Luke 02:27
    Jesus' presentation at the Temple
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    Luke 02:28-33
    Jesus' presentation at the Temple
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    Luke 02:34-35
    Jesus' presentation at the Temple
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    by Abraham van Dijck
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    by Andrea Celesti
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    by Andrey Ivanov
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    by Diego Valentin Diaz
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    by Duccio di Buoninsegna
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    Azulejos in Gilmonde, Barcelos, Portugal.
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    by Lorenzo Lotto
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    by Meister des Marienlebens
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    by Paolo Veronese
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    by Pieter de Kempener
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    by Gentile da Fabriano
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    illumination
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    Sankt Wolfgang im Salzkammergut parish church ( Upper Austria ). High altar ( 1481 ) by Michael Pacher: Presentation of Christ - detail
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    by Stefan Lochner
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    by
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    by Anonymous follower of Juan de Borgoña

Star of Bethlehem

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Main: Star of Bethlehem

Three Wise Men

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Note: It was never explicitly said there was three persons
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    Matthew 02:01-12
    Wisemen from the East
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    Matthew 02:01-12
    Wisemen from the East
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    by James Tissot
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    other version
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    by Franz Xaver Merz
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    by Stefano di Giovanni
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    reenactment
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    "Two Wise Men" by Vittore Carpaccio
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    by Francesco Landonio
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    by Leonaert Bramer
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    Frontal d'altar de Mosoll
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    by Joseph Binder
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    by Zanobi Strozzi
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    sculptures of Jacques de Landshut on the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Strasbourg
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    Portico (Pórtico dos Reis Magos) in Natal, Brazil
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Magi before Herod

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    Matthew 02:01-12
    Wisemen from the East
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    Matthew 02:01-12
    Wisemen from the East
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    Matthew 02:01-12
    Wisemen from the East
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    by James Tissot
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    Illustrations from Alden's Prince of Peace c. 1890
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    Stained glass window of Virgin Mary of Saint-Sulpice-de-Favières
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    by T'oros Roslin
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    Stained glass windows of Herod the Great
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    The three Magi before Herod, France, early 15th century.

Adoration of the Magi

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    Matthew 02:01-12
    Wisemen from the East
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    Matthew 02:01-12
    Wisemen from the East
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    by Antonio Vivarini
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    by Edward Burne-Jones
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    by Dosso Dossi
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    by Charles André van Loo
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    by Fra Angelico
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    by Francisco Camilo
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    by Francesco Bassano the Younger
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    by Luca di Tommè
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    by Leonaert Bramer
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    by Juan Dò
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    by Hugo van der Goes
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    scene of Adoration
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    by Peter Paul Rubens
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    by Peter Paul Rubens
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    by Giovanni Paolo Panini
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    by Jan de Bray
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       by Mathias Stomer
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Flight into Egypt

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Main gallery: Flight into Egypt.
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    Matthew 02:13-18
    Escape to Egypt/Herod's fury
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    "Rest on the Flight into Egypt" by Luc-Olivier Merson
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    by Joseph Mallord William Turner
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    by Nikolay Koshelev
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    by Adam de Colone
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    by Adam Elsheimer
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    by José Ferraz deAlmeida Júnior
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    by Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps
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    by Raffaello Sorbi
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    by Rembrandt
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    by anonymous
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    by Anthonie Mirou
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    by Heures de Maréchal de Boucicaut
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Massacre of the Innocents

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    Matthew 02:13-18
    Escape to Egypt/Herod's fury
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    by Jacopo Tintoretto
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    by Pieter Brueghel the younger
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    by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
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    by François-Joseph Navez
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    by Lucas van Valkenborch
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    by Cornelis van Haarlem
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    by Guido Reni
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    by Guido Reni - cropped
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    by Nicolas Poussin
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    by Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre

Return from Egypt

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    Matthew 02:19-23
    Return to Nazareth
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    Matthew 02:19-23
    Return to Nazareth
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    by Jacob Jordaens
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    by Jacques d'Arthois
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    by James Tissot
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    by Francesco Conti
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    by Jacob de Wit
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    by Nicolas Poussin

Scenes from the Gospels

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Scenes from Matthew

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Scenes from Luke

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