The Nativity of Jesus was an important topic of Christian since the 4th century. The artistic representations of the Nativity and Jesus' birth celebrated at Christmas, are based on stories of the Bible, the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, and further elaborated by written and oral artistic tradition. Christian art includes a great many representations of the Virgin Mary and Child. These works are generally regarded as the "Madonna with Child" or "Madonna and Child." They usually are not representations of the Nativity in particular, but often are objects of devotion that represents a particular aspect or attribute of the Virgin Mary or Jesus Nativity pictures, on the other hand, are specifically illustrated and include many narrative details are a normal component of sequences illustrating both the life of Christ and the Life of the Virgin.
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