LARGE NATIVITY PLAQUE in copper, depicting the Virgin Mary in adoration before the Infant Jesus lying on straw in the cot. Probably Flanders, 17th century. Height: 41.9 cm - Width: 32.3 cm (Wear, casting defects, small deformations, oxidation) Commentary: This cast, of great finesse, deals with the question of volumes and perspective with remarkable skill, very rigorously reproducing the composition known from the engraving by Jean Morin, which was published in the first half of the 17th century after a painting by Titian that is today unlocated.