Adoration of the Shepherds, Scenes from the Life of Christ, print, album page, Series number, 3, 13, This print is part of an album., printmaker: attributed to Isaac Duchemin, after design by Adriaan de Weerdt, Brussels, 1573, Attributed to, paper, engraving, gravure, proof, height 266 mm x width 218 mm, adoration of the Christ-child by the shepherds, Mary and Joseph present, A detailed monochrome engraving shows a group of people gathered inside a classical architectural space with large arches and steps leading upward. Several figures are seated or kneeling on the ground, wearing draped garments, with one central seated woman holding an infant wrapped in cloth while another woman reaches toward the child. Other adults around them gesture or look on, some leaning on or pointing from a nearby balustrade. Above, clouds fill the upper left, and cherubic infants float within the clouds. Through an archway in the distance two small standing figures appear on a shoreline under radiant light...
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Adoration of the Shepherds, Scenes from the Life of Christ, print, album page, Series number, 3, 13, This print is part of an album., printmaker: attributed to Isaac Duchemin, after design by Adriaan de Weerdt, Brussels, 1573, Attributed to, paper, engraving, gravure, proof, height 266 mm x width 218 mm, adoration of the Christ-child by the shepherds, Mary and Joseph present, A detailed monochrome engraving shows a group of people gathered inside a classical architectural space with large arches and steps leading upward. Several figures are seated or kneeling on the ground, wearing draped garments, with one central seated woman holding an infant wrapped in cloth while another woman reaches toward the child. Other adults around them gesture or look on, some leaning on or pointing from a nearby balustrade. Above, clouds fill the upper left, and cherubic infants float within the clouds. Through an archway in the distance two small standing figures appear on a shoreline under radiant light, and a bird is depicted flying near the light. The scene includes textured stone walls, pillars, and detailed crosshatching throughout the composition.

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Adoration Shepherds Scenes Life Christ print album page Series number 3 13 part album printmaker attributed Isaac Duchemin design Adriaan de Weerdt Brussels 1573 Attributed paper engraving gravure proof height 266 mm x width 218 mm adoration Christ-child shepherds Mary Joseph present detailed monochrome engraving group people gathered inside classical architectural space large arches steps leading upward Several figures seated kneeling ground wearing draped garments central woman holding infant wrapped cloth another woman reaches child adults them gesture look on leaning pointing nearby balustrade clouds fill upper left cherubic infants float within clouds archway distance two small standing figures shoreline under radiant light bird depicted flying near light scene includes textured stone walls pillars detailed crosshatching composition

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