Caption

The Adoration of the Shepherds, Coecke van Aelst, Pieter 1502–1550 painter, religious scene depicting Jesus Christ, Joseph, Mary; includes architecture, oxen, shepherds, donkeys, angels; Netherlandish painting, New Testament; ca. 1530–1535; painting; height 67.5 cm, width 56.5 cm; with frame: height 95 cm, width 81 cm, thickness 9.5 cm., A painted scene framed by a wide gilded frame shows an indoor architectural setting with arches and columns and an open view to an exterior landscape. In the foreground a woman in a dark teal dress kneels with hands clasped near a small swaddled infant lying on cloth and straw; nearby a kneeling figure wearing a white and pink robe with wings holds a cloth and faces the infant, while a smaller winged child in a gold and red outfit also kneels with hands together. To the left a bearded man in a red robe watches, and behind the central group two men stand, one wearing a red cap and pale yellow garment holding a staff and the other in a darker tunic and cloak holding a bagpipe. Above the scene two flying angels with pink and white garments hover, and in the middle background a few animals including an ox are visible near ruined stone architecture and arches; through an arch on the right there is a distant hilly landscape. The painting’s colors include gold, teal, dark green, red, pink, white, brown, and pale blue.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A16_207

License type

Rights managed

Available size

88.0Mb (7.9Mb) / 17.1in x 20.0in / 5127 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Adoration Shepherds Coecke van Aelst Pieter 1502–1550 painter religious scene depicting Jesus Christ Joseph Mary includes architecture oxen shepherds donkeys angels Netherlandish painting New Testament ca 1530–1535 painting height 67.5 cm width 56.5 cm frame height 95 cm width 81 cm thickness 9.5 cm painted scene framed wide gilded indoor architectural setting arches columns open view exterior landscape foreground woman dark teal dress kneels hands clasped near small swaddled infant lying cloth straw nearby kneeling figure wearing white pink robe wings holds faces infant smaller winged child gold red outfit also kneels hands together left bearded man red robe watches central group two men stand wearing red cap pale yellow garment holding staff darker tunic cloak holding bagpipe scene two flying pink white garments hover middle background animals ox visible near ruined stone architecture arch right distant hilly landscape painting’s colors include teal dark green red brown pale blue.