Nativity of Jesus

This Nativity attributed to Bernardino Luini, dated to 1600, was likely produced well after the artist's death and may represent a workshop copy or later attribution. The Luini workshop and his followers continued to produce devotional paintings in his style throughout the sixteenth century. Luini was the most faithful and prolific follower of Leonardo in Lombardy, absorbing the master's sfumato technique and gentle idealizing approach to create works that were widely collected as Leonardo originals in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

The Nativity scene follows the compositional and stylistic conventions established by Luini, though the late date suggests workshop or follower execution rather than the master's own hand.