🕊️ Faith & Scripture
The Birth of the Virgin
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo · 1660
Why it's great
Women prepare the newborn Mary for her bath, while angels float above in a golden light. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo painted it in about 1660, in a warm, family scene.
Where to see it
📍 Seville CathedralSeville, Spain
Open in Maps ↗Hang it on your wall
⬇ Hi-res download
1,620 × 850 px · 1.4 megapixels
This is the largest scan on Wikimedia Commons, which is fairly small for a big print. The museum that owns it may offer a larger one.
File page & license ↗
Three places to look for a print of this painting, from budget to museum-grade:
💵 Budget
Etsy ↗
Posters and simple prints from small sellers, usually the lowest prices.
🖼️ Mid-range
Fine Art America ↗
Good printing on paper, canvas or metal, made to order, with framing options.
🏛️ High-end
Meisterdrucke ↗
Museum-grade giclée prints on archival paper or canvas, the closest to the real thing.
These links open search results on each shop's own website; we don't sell anything or earn a commission, and print quality varies by seller. Ask a grown-up before you buy anything.
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Bartolomé Esteban Murillo was a Spanish painter born in Seville in 1617. He painted soft, warm pictures of Mary and the saints and also lovely scenes of poor children in the street. He died in Seville in 1682.
