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This bold black-and-white composition presents the traditional Nativity through the distinctive visual language of Northeastern Brazilian folk art. The infant Jesus rests in a manger beneath a radiant star or sun, while Mary and Joseph appear in prayer nearby. A rooster and other rustic elements give the biblical scene a distinctly regional, folkloric character.
The strong contrasts, simplified figures, expressive linework, and graphic patterning are characteristic of theBrazilian xilogravura (woodcut) tradition, closely associated with the popularliteratura de cordelculture of Northeastern Brazil.
The artwork ishand signed “Ivan Borges 2006”in pencil beneath the printed image, whileIVAN BORGESandO PRESEPIOalso appear within the composition.
Printed image size:approximately11.5" x 19.5"
Artist:Ivan Borges
Title:O Presépio
English translation:The Nativity Scene / The Manger
Date:2006
Medium:Woodcut print on paper
Origin:Brazil
Signed:hand signed and dated in pencil
