December 19th, 2021 to January 15th.
The “Quinta das Cruzes” Museum has, in its collection, several scenes from the Christian celebrations related to Christmas. Among the pieces on display, there is an altarpiece in oak wood in the form of a triptych, framed by a delicate decoration of the late Gothic, forming a canopy, where the detailed work of lacework stands out, a painting that can be from the Flemish or Dutch school, a painting that represents the adoration of the Three Kings, a house or crib of a nativity scene, a Portuguese piece and some figures of a nativity scene made in polychromed gilded clay from the 18th and 19th centuries.
Altarpiece The Nativity, c.1440-1450.
Magui worship, end of 16th Century .
Nativity machine, detail, 19th century.
The Circumcision, nativity figure, 18th century.