Nativity

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

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

Annunciation to Elizabeth[edit]

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

Annunciation to Mary[edit]

Main: Annunciation

Embroidered bookbinding 13th century, Annunciation
Annunciation, 1442/3, Museum of San Marco
by Simone Martini
by Mathis Gothart Grünewald
by Leonardo da Vinci
by Sandro Botticelli
by El Greco
by Robert Campin
by Duccio di Buoninsegna
by Rogier van der Weyden
by Bartolomé Esteban Perez Murillo

Dream of Saint Joseph[edit]

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

Mary and Joseph[edit]

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

Visitation[edit]

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

Birth of John the Baptist[edit]

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

Census at Bethlehem[edit]

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

Holy Family[edit]

by Rogier van der Weyden

Annunciation to the Shepherds[edit]

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

Adoration by the shepherds[edit]

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

See also: sculptures, stained glass windows, and paintings for more images

Circumcision of Christ[edit]

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

Candlemas[edit]

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

Luke 02:22-26
Jesus' presentation at the Temple
Luke 02:27
Jesus' presentation at the Temple
Luke 02:28-33
Jesus' presentation at the Temple
Luke 02:34-35
Jesus' presentation at the Temple
by Abraham van Dijck
by Andrea Celesti
by Andrey Ivanov
by Diego Valentin Diaz
by Duccio di Buoninsegna
Azulejos in Gilmonde, Barcelos, Portugal.
by Lorenzo Lotto
by Meister des Marienlebens
by Paolo Veronese
by Pieter de Kempener
by Gentile da Fabriano
illumination
Sankt Wolfgang im Salzkammergut parish church ( Upper Austria ). High altar ( 1481 ) by Michael Pacher: Presentation of Christ - detail
by Stefan Lochner
by
by Anonymous follower of Juan de Borgoña