Caption

The Adoration of the Shepherds, Fabritius, Barent 1624–1673 painter; biblical scene: The Adoration of the Shepherds iconography; Dutch painting; putti, oxen, donkeys, shepherds; religious scene; restitution provenance; 1671; painting; height 105.5 cm, width 136.5 cm, A group of people gathered around an infant lying on cloth in a manger, with a woman in a dark dress and white head covering holding the cloth and looking down, an older man with a halo leaning forward beside her, and several other figures kneeling or standing nearby including a man with a staff and a young boy; a few cherubic figures appear in a beam of light from above, and a group of animals including oxen are visible at the back; the scene features colors including brown, dark green, black, white, gold, orange, and muted flesh tones.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A16_250

License type

Rights managed

Available size

79.9Mb (4.8Mb) / 20.0in x 15.5in / 6000 x 4653 (300dpi)

Keywords

Adoration Shepherds Fabritius Barent 1624–1673 painter biblical scene Shepherds iconography Dutch painting putti oxen donkeys shepherds religious scene restitution provenance 1671 painting height 105.5 cm width 136.5 cm group people gathered infant lying cloth manger woman dark dress white head covering holding looking down older man halo leaning forward beside several figures kneeling standing nearby man staff young boy cherubic figures beam light animals visible back scene features colors brown dark green black white gold orange muted flesh tones.