This second nativity scene is fully described in the alt text to image 1 above.

Tirzah Garwood (1908-1951), Nativity Scene (1938), Private Collection. Previously displayed at Dulwich Picture Gallery ⬇️
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Nativity scene previously on display at Dulwich Picture Gallery. Notes from the exhibition as follows: “Although neither were believers, Garwood and Ravilious were close friends of Guy Hepher, vicar of Castle Hedingham, and his family. Garwood contributed decorations for the various festive occasions in the church calendar, notably Harvest Festival (for which she baked loaves moulded into the shapes of exotic creatures) and Christmas. The swallowtailed angels in her design for a nativity scene come from an unusual source: a photo Ravilious owned of The Triumph of Death, a painting by 14th-century Italian artist Andrea Orcagna. The finished work (shown below included the distinctive silhouette of Castle Hedingham in the background.” Second image to follow.

Tirzah Garwood, Nativity Scene (1938), Private Collection
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#AdventArt 26: 'Miriam, Virgin Mother' a tryptych by Bruce Herman (2007) in the artist's collection. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)

#AdventArt 25: 'Mary' a terracotta sculpture by Rosemary Namuli Karuga (c. 1950) an image from plate 4 of the book Christian Art in Africa and Asia by Arno Lehmann. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)

#AdventArt 24: 'The Apparition of the Angel to St. Joseph' an oil painting by Georges de La Tour (early 17th century) in Nantes Museum of Arts, France. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)

#AdventArt 23: 'King David at Prayer' an oil painting by Il Guercino (1649) sold at auction in 2022. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)

#AdventArt 22: 'Father and Son' an oil painting by Xie Dongming (2010) sold at auction in 2011. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)

#AdventArt 20: 'Christ healing the possessed of Gerasa' an ivory relief donated by Emperor Otto the Great to Magdeburg Cathedral (c. 968 AD) in the Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt, Germany. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)

#AdventArt 19: 'Fruit Trees' an oil painting by Gustav Klimt (1901) in a private collection. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)

“Snow falls over the back garden of Bank House, the Ravilious family home in Castle Hedingham, with the tower of the castle itself just visible in the distance. Like the mannequins, toys and dolls in Garwood's wood engravings and paintings, this snow woman seems strangely alive in her patch of half-cleared snow. As in Garwood's later paintings, this surreal quality is enhanced by the footprints in the snow, bare branches and other everyday details of the scene.” Dulwich Picture Gallery exhibition notes.

Tirzah Garwood, Snow Woman (1938) Private Collection.
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#AdventArt 17: 'Saint John the Baptist in the Prison' an oil painting by Juan Fernández Navarrete (1565-70) in the State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)

#AdventArt 16: 'Saint John the Baptist' a Tempera and oil painting by Alvise Vivarini (ca. 1475) in the collection of the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum, Madrid, Spain. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)

#AdventArt 15: 'Ruth holding the infant Obed' a fresco by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1508-12) in the Sistine Chapel, Vatican City. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)

#AdventArt 14: 'Ruth, Orpah, and Naomi' a marble relief by Edward S. Bartholomew (1855) in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)

#AdventArt 13: 'Milky Way' an aquatint by Pat Steir (2000) in the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)

#AdventArt 12: 'Desert Willow' an oil painting by Agnes Pelton (1950s) frim the collection of Dr. Nancy Strow Sheley. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)

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#AdventArt 11: 'Der Krieg (Triptychon)' an oil and tempera triptych by Otto Dix (1929-32) in the Galerie Neue Meister, Dresden, Germany. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)

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#AdventArt 10: 'John the Baptist' a wood print by John Farleigh (1934) in the Prints and Drawings Department of the British Museum, London. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)

#AdventArt 9: 'Moonlight' an oil painting by Edvard Munch (1895) in the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design in Oslo, Norway. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)

#AdventArt 8: 'Saint Matthias' an oil painting by Peter Paul Rubens (c 1610-12) in the Museo Nacional Del Prado, Madrid, Spain. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)

#AdventArt 7: 'Landscape with Olive Tree and Mountains in the Background' an oil painting by Vincent van Gogh (December 1889) in a private collection. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)

#AdventArt 6: 'Rainy Season in the Tropics' an oil painting by Frederic Edwin Church (1866) in the de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA, USA. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)

#AdventArt 5: 'Dove of Peace' a drawing by Pablo Picasso (1949). (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)

#AdventArt 4: 'Salvation Mountain' an envirnmental installation by Leonard Knight (1984-2014) near Slab City, southern California, USA. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)

#AdventArt 3: 'Building Noah's Ark' a fresco by Piero di Puccio (14th century) in the Campo Santo, Piazza dei Miracoli, Pisa, Italy. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)

#AdventArt 2: 'Street lamp with one way sign' a sculpture by Alexander Calder (1926-31) in the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)

#AdventArt 1: 'The Allies Entering Jerusalem, 11 December 1917 by the Jaffa Gate" an oil painting by James McBey (1917-19) in the collection of the Imperial War Museum, London. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year A from Vanderbilt University)

#AdventArt 24: "The Nativity at Night" by Geertgen tot Sint Jans (c.1490) in the National Gallery, London. (Posts based on the Daily Revised Common Lectionary for Year C from Vanderbilt University)