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The Nativity with the Adoration of the Shepherds
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The Nativity with the Adoration of the Shepherds

anonymous · c. 1600 - c. 1640 · gilding (material); alabaster (mineral)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Mary sits on the left with the Child on her lap, facing the kneeling Melchior. Behind them stand, from left to right, Joseph, Caspar, and Balthasar; above their heads, part of a roof overhang. The foreground figures are cut off at the bottom by an elongated, diagonally placed panel.

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Credit lineThe Nativity with the Adoration of the Shepherds. c. 1600 - c. 1640. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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