Nativity




Here are images of the Nativity from different parts of the world.  Which do like or find stimulating?




















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  1. JamieDecember 31, 2017 at 11:23 AM

    My favorite are the last two. The second to last takes place in a cave and not a manger, and the last one is more abstract and surreal than the rest.

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