Field photograph·Csn0900·1927–1931

The Nativity

Nativity fresco in St. Nicholas-of-the-Roof: a haloed woman holds a small infant in an oval frame, with angels around
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0900. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A printed photograph of a painted scene: a woman with a halo holds a small infant in front of an oval frame. A manger with an ox and a donkey stands beside her, and haloed angels fill the upper part. Seated figures at the left and crowned figures at the right complete the scene, and the print is mounted on a card with a caption below.

English, as on the record

THE NATIVITY (15th Century fresco in St. Nicholas-of-the-Roof). Mangoian Bros. "Cyprus was one of the first heathen lands to receive the Gospel message. Its inhabitants were some of the earliest to proclaim" the good tidings of great joy." J. Hackett-1900 (Church of Cyprus).

English, as on the record

THE NATIVITY (15th Century fresco in St. Nicholas-of-the-Roof). Mangoian Bros. "Cyprus was one of the first heathen lands to receive the Gospel message. Its inhabitants were some of the earliest to proclaim" the good tidings of great joy." J. Hackett-1900 (Church of Cyprus).