Nativity - shows the
Christchild in a manger with Mary and Joseph. As the Virgin Mother,
Mary wears a dress of red, traditional for mothers, and a robe of
blue, traditional for virgins. The angels, with the star of
Bethlehem, and the shepherds are in adoration. At the foot of the
Christchild is a sacrificial lamb with its feet bound, as a
presentiment of Christ as the “Lamb of God,” who would be sacrificed
for the sins of mankind.