Black-and-white reproduction of an engraving depicting the Nativity: Mary holding the Christ child, Joseph standing at right, angels above, and a landscape with a star.
Handwritten annotation in blue ink on front: 'The Nativity / Engraving by The Master / I.I.C.A. / Italian (early 16th Cent.)'. White border.
No postmark. Divided-back card with a white border; matte cream stock (texture other). Printed National Gallery of Art / Rosenwald Collection card; pencil inventory number "#59" at lower right. No stamp, no address, no message.
Cite this card
The Nativity, by the Master I.I.C.A., Italian, circa early 16th century, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-nativity-by-the-master-i-i-c-a-italian-circa-early-16th. Accessed October 5, 2026.