The Christmas Story in Masterpieces

For 2,000 years, Christ's birth has inspired some of the greatest art in the western world. While the Biblical story, from the Annunciation to the Flight into Egypt, has provided a common foundation, artists have produced work as varied and individual as the eras from which they have sprung. Each has interpreted the Christmas message according to his background and his concerns, and each painting has acquired its own character and meaning. The Christmas Story presents a careful selection of these works of art.