CAVALLINI, Pietro (b. ca. 1250, Roma, d. 1330, Roma)Nativity of the Virgin 1291
Mosaic
Santa Maria in Trastevere, Rome
In the Birth of the Virgin, the background appears like a simple stage set based on ancient Roman domestic architecture and shrines, while its inlaid ornament derives from Roman medieval sources.
The women setting a table by the mother's couch and the two midwives about to bathe the newborn Mary carry their bread, wine, and water with the solemnity of a ritual.
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