M0013505: Illustration of the virgin birth

Previous title, replaced January 2022: The birth of the Virgin by the Master of Marienleben.

Photograph of a painting by the Master of Marienleben depicting the virgin birth in a lying-in room showing the preparation of a bath. The original painting is held by the Pinakothek, Munich (Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen No 22/165). This reproduction was made from an unidentified photograph.

June 1954

1 photograph glass plate negative; 8.3 x 10.8 cm

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.