Adoration of the shepherds

Title

Adoration of the shepherds

Draughtsman

• Sébastien Bourdon

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• chalk
• paper

Technique

• brush drawing
• chalk drawing

Geographic Reference

• French

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• composition study

Captions Added Later

Bezeichnet auf dem Montierungsbogen unten mittig (mit Bleistift): Sebastian Bourdon / de la Collection de Boulle
Verso Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• 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
• Joseph of Nazareth
• Christ Child

Illustrated Passage

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

Primary

• 73B25 adoration of the Christ-child by the shepherds; Mary and Joseph present
• 73B28 Christ-child in the manger