Adoration of the shepherds, 1680

Title

Adoration of the shepherds

Draughtsman

• Johann Heinrich Schönfeld

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque
• Northern European Mannerism

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• brush drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert und datiert unten rechts (von fremder Hand?, mit der Feder in Braun und Grau): JHSchoenfeldt [JHS ligiert] / A. 1680.

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Mary
• Christ Child
• Joseph of Nazareth
• Shepherds
• Holy Family

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 2,8-20

Primary

• 73B251 adoration of the Christ-child by the shepherds, without Joseph and Mary
• 47I2271 stall, stable
• 31A2331 kneeling on both knees