The Nativity, This photograph is a detail portrait of the second king mentioned (positioned on the far left of the three) in the following: The scene is from the Gospel Book of Matthew chapter 2, when foreign kings called the Magi come to visit the newly born Christ child. In the center of the painting is Mary, the Mother of Christ holding the babe on her lap. Jesus’s earthly father, Saint Joseph, adores the baby from a relaxed pose, positioned behind the left shoulder of Mary. Three kings are shown surrounding the holy family; one kneels at Mary’s right knee, where the clothed, haloed child stands to receive the gift; the other stands behind this king holding his gift; and the third is over on Joseph’s left side holding up his gift with his right hand. Flanking this central group on either side are two horses and one page boy that cares for the horses. None of the figures look at the audience, most are focused on the central activity of Christ receiving the first gift. Directly behind the scene in the middle is an architectural framework that represents the stable that the baby was born in. In the distance is an arid-looking landscape. This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending.

The Nativity, This photograph is a detail portrait of the second king mentioned (positioned on the far left of the three) in the following: The scene is from the Gospel Book of Matthew chapter 2, when foreign kings called the Magi come to visit the newly born Christ child. In the center of the painting is Mary, the Mother of Christ holding the babe on her lap. Jesus’s earthly father, Saint Joseph, adores the baby from a relaxed pose, positioned behind the left shoulder of Mary. Three kings are shown surrounding the holy family; one kneels at Mary’s right knee, where the clothed, haloed child stands to receive the gift; the other stands behind this king holding his gift; and the third is over on Joseph’s left side holding up his gift with his right hand. Flanking this central group on either side are two horses and one page boy that cares for the horses. None of the figures look at the audience, most are focused on the central activity of Christ receiving the first gift. Directly behind the scene in the middle is an architectural framework that represents the stable that the baby was born in. In the distance is an arid-looking landscape. This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending., spc-mss0088-s20-i0164. Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives. https://collections.library.vanderbilt.edu//repositories/2/digital_objects/71788 Accessed August 06, 2026.