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The Nativity by Mikhail Nesterov – Vintage Catholic Art Print – Archival Quality – Christmas Art mother mary doves usually refer to youMikhail Nesterov (1862 1942) was a Symbolist painter of the turn of the last century. He did mostly religious subjects, and he clearly had a deep heart for Mary. This Nativity exudes the quiet and profound moment when our Savior entered the world. We see the strength and beauty of Mary as a mother, the wonderment of the shepherds, the ministering angels. Nesterov was a religious painter and a conservative Tsarist Russian who somehow lived through the