The Uffizi gives a virtual Nativity exhibition to audiences around the world

With the intention of celebrating the Christmas holidays with great art, thedigital exhibition Oggi è nato per voi un Salvatore, an initiative, curated by Anna Bisceglia, that offers audiences around the world a collection of paintings depicting the Nativity preserved at the Uffizi, can be visited on the Uffizi Galleries website.

Eight high-definition works, each with its accompanying explanatory card in Italian and English to help people understand the context and technique of the chosen works.
Among the paintings that are part of the original initiative are Gentile da Fabriano’sAdoration of the Magi, Leonardo da Vinci’sAdoration of the Magi, Hugo van der Goes, Amico Aspertini, Albrecht Dürer, Gherardo delle Notti, Livio Mehus, and Luca Giordano’s late 17th-century version. A restricted selection of paintings among the 311 belonging to the Uffizi Galleries depicting Nativity and Adoration of the Magi.

Director Eike Schmidt said, “The aim of the Uffizi’s virtual Christmas exhibition is therefore to give everyone a map of insights to experience on the theme, for a more special visit than usual and also to offer the cue for us all to dwell together on an image that is well-known all over the world, an icon that stimulates us to ultimately reflect on the deepest meaning of man, beyond his social condition, origin or skin color.”

Curator Anna Bisceglia added, “The Nativity and Adoration of the Magi are two fundamental Gospel episodes carved, engraved, and illuminated in a thousand different variations, pandering to the taste of the time in which they were executed. Some patrons wanted this theme to publicly adorn their family chapels in major city churches, or even simply the private chapels in their palaces or villas. Still others preferred paintings or small sculptures for their homes.”

Image: Gerrit van Honthorst, called Gherardo delle Notti, Adoration of the Child (c. 1619-1620; oil on canvas; Florence, Uffizi Galleries, Gallery of Statues and Paintings)

The Uffizi gives a virtual Nativity exhibition to audiences around the world

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