The listing, THE NATIVITY has ended.
From an estate sale 2005, East Bay CA
In excellent condition, corners are sharp, colors are brilliant, original frame.
Found, printed on thin paper, taped to the back:
THE NATIVITY
An Altarpiece by DEFENDENTE FERRARI
(Period of 1511-1535)
Ferrari was a Piedmontese painter born in Chiuasso and worked mostly in Turin and for the Dukes of Savoy.
In his taste for detail, as well as individual tones and methods of illumination, he shows tendencies of near-Nordic origin, then foreign to the Italian Schools.
Size: 6 1/2" x 9"
Pic #2 shows a small nick of the illumination