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The Census in Bethlehem (detail)
Bethlehem is made to look like a Flemish town of 1566. Mary atop a donkey pulled by Joseph is almost lost amid the detail. The hovel at the right of center with a cross on top is where Jesus is to be born.
Artist:
Peter Bruegel the Elder
Location:
Brussels -- Koninklijke Musea voor Schone Kunsten
Subject:
Census
Medium:
Oil on panel
Year:
1566
Country:
Belgium
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