The Nativity Through Art

This lesson looks at the whole Nativity story through famous pieces of art
included is

Annuncation - Leonardo da Vinci, 1472–75
The arrival in Bethlehem - Master LC Flemish
The Nativity - Fra Angelico
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, The Adoration of the Shepherds
The Adoration of the Shepherds by Guido Reni, 1642
The Adoration of the Magi -Giuseppe Bartolomeo Chiari
Cosimo Tura (early 1470s) - The Flight to Egypt

After each painting there is an explanation of what is shown in the pictures and any symbols.

This is discussion lesson but at the end i have asked the children to choose a picture and explain in as much detail as they can what it shows.