The engraving shows the Nativity: Mary holds the Christ child at center, Joseph stands at right, angels hover above, and a star shines over a landscape. The original is attributed to the Master I.I.C.A., an anonymous Italian engraver of the early 16th century known by the monogram on his prints. Such engravings circulated as devotional images and as collected examples of early Italian printmaking.
Handwritten caption identifying the engraving, 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 dealer mark '#59 1-' at lower right. No stamp, no address, no message.
Cite this card
The Nativity, Master I.I.C.A., Washington, DC, circa 1943, postcard, c. 1943. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-nativity-master-i-i-c-a-washington-dc-circa-1943. Accessed November 2, 2026.
