The Nativity has a simplified landscape with rather naively described animals which seem to be survivors of the fables and popular lore of Gothic culture. Another version of the same theme in a smaller, vertical format is also displayed in the room.
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Title: Nativity with Saint Jerome
Creator: Liberale Bonfanti, known as Liberale da Verona (Verona? 1445 ca. - 1527?)
Date Created: 1495
Physical Dimensions: H 139 x L 156 cm
Provenance: Verona, second sacristy of the church of San Fermo Maggiore; in the Museum since 1812
Type: painting
Medium: mixed technique on board
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