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The Adoration of the Shepherds
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The Adoration of the Shepherds

1629 - 1648 · letterpress printing; plakken; houtsnede; paper

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

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The Christ child lying in a manger, with Mary and Joseph around him, angels and two shepherds. One has a bagpipe. In the landscape in the background the announcement to the shepherds by an angel. Above the image a title. Below it six lines of verse and a reference to Luke 2: 15-16. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printboekillustratiealbumbladMary and Joseph present
Credit lineAanbidding door de herders. 1629 - 1648. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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