Albrecht Dürer's engraving The Nativity shows the Virgin Mary kneeling before the Christ child in a ruined architectural setting, with Joseph and a well nearby. The composition is a quiet devotional scene from the German Renaissance, its fine-line detail giving the biblical subject an intimate, everyday presence.
White border; handwritten caption in blue ink at bottom margin: 'The Nativity / Engraving by Dürer / (German 1471-1528)' (third line cut off at bottom edge); fine-line engraving reproduction.
Postmark: none. Divided-back art reproduction card (National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.); no stamp, no address, no handwritten message — only dealer/collector marks "#59" and "1-" in pencil at lower right. Cream matte stock, light foxing/toning.
Cite this card
The Nativity, engraving by Dürer, Washington, DC, circa 1943, postcard, c. 1943. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-nativity-engraving-by-d-rer-washington-dc-circa-1943. Accessed November 2, 2026.
