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Candlelit nativity: Mary lifts a cloth over the infant Christ in a manger as shepherds and a sheep gather around.

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A nocturnal nativity scene shows the Virgin Mary in a red dress and blue mantle lifting a white cloth over the newborn infant lying on straw. Shepherds in rough clothing gather around the manger, lit by a strong, concentrated light against a dark background, with a sheep visible at the lower left.

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1622

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Wikimedia Commons

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Public domain

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