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It was, then, not a dream. This was the sign unto them.
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It was, then, not a dream. This was the sign unto them.
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N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
It was, then, not a dream. This was the sign unto them.
Alternate Title(s)
The Nativity
Oil on canvas
1912
47 × 38 in. (119.4 × 96.5 cm)
SUPP2000.245
Private collection, ME
Not on view
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