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The artistic depictions of the Nativity or birth of Jesus, celebrated at Christmas, are based on the narratives in the Bible, in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, and further elaborated by written, oral and artistic tradition. Christian art includes a great many representations of the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child.
A Christmas tree inside a home, with the top of the tree containing a decoration symbolizing the Star of Bethlehem. [18]The Christmas tree was first used by German Lutherans in the 16th century, with records indicating that a Christmas tree was placed in the Cathedral of Strassburg in 1539, under the leadership of the Protestant Reformer, Martin Bucer.
Ib Benoh in Maaloula, Syria ca.1963. Field trip with members of the art center of Damascus. At thirteen, Benoh began his formal artistic training in sculpture and drawing at the Center of Fine Arts of Damascus, where volunteer instructors were art faculty from the Damascus University, including Nassir Shoura, Aziz Ismail, Ghyath al-Akhras, Abdulsalam Kattramis, and Benoh’s uncle Mahmoud Jalal.
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