Adoration of the shepherds

Title

Adoration of the shepherds

Draughtsman

• Pieter van Mol

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• paper

Technique

• pen drawing

Geographic Reference

• Netherlandish

Production Reason

• composition study
• sketch

Captions Added Later

Verso mittig Marke des Kunsthändlers Guillaume-Jean Constantin, Paris (Lugt 3000), bezeichnet in der Kartusche (mit der Feder in Braun): Van Mol / [unleserlich] de Rubens; verso Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

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

Illustrated Passage

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

Primary

• 73B25(+3) adoration of the Christ-child by the shepherds; Mary and Joseph present (+ angel(s))