The Adoration of the Shepherds, ca. 1480 – 1500

Title

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Painter

• Dutch Master from the End of the 15th Century

Period Produced

• 15th century

School

• Renaissance

Object Type

• painting (artwork)

Physical Description

Mixed media on canvas

Material

• canvas

Technique

• mixed technique

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Unbezeichnet

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Old Masters 1300 - 1800

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1997

Genre

• Biblical portrayal
• historical narration

Main Motif

• worship
• Mary
• Christ Child
• Joseph of Nazareth
• Holy Family
• family
• Bethlehem
• Life of the Virgin
• woman
• child
• man
• group of people

Persons Shown

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

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 2,16-19

Primary

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