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The adoration of the shepherds
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
After the annunciation, the shepherds travel to Bethlehem and find Jesus with his parents in a stable. Rembrandt could not have depicted this scene any darker or stiller. The lantern of the arriving shepherds casts light on the Virgin, who has fallen asleep. Joseph sits reading by his own lamplight and looks up in surprise.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineDe aanbidding der herders. c. 1657. Rembrandt van Rijn. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
