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Adoration of the Shepherds
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Adoration of the Shepherds

Giorgio Ghisi · 1530 - 1582 · engraving; paper

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

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Mary and Joseph kneel before a wooden stable. In the stable stand the ox and the donkey. Between Mary and Joseph stands the manger with the Christ child. To the right four shepherds in adoration of the Child. Above the stable angels with a banner with the text: Gloria in eccelsis [de]o. An angel plays a lyre.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineAanbidding door de herders. 1530 - 1582. Giorgio Ghisi. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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