Sir Peter Paul Rubens
The Adoration of the Shepherds
About this artwork
The size and degree of finish suggest that this was a sketch or modello but there is no known work which is closely dependent on this design. The striding shepherd probably derives from a woodcut after a Titian Nativity while two kneeling peasants derive from Caravaggio's Loreto Madonna in the Church of Sant' Agostino, Rome.
Published June 2023
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artist:Sir Peter Paul Rubens (1577 - 1640) Flemish
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title:The Adoration of the Shepherds
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date created:About 1614 - 1616
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materials:Oil on panel
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measurements:73.80 x 92.40 cm; Framed: 94.50 x 113.50 x 8.30 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1970
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accession number:NG 2311
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Sir Peter Paul Rubens
Sir Peter Paul Rubens
Rubens, an outstanding artist, scholar and diplomat, enjoyed a long, prolific and internationally successful career. He painted themes from the Bible and classical mythology, portraits, landscapes and allegorical subjects. After spending eight years in Italy, he returned to Antwerp in 1608, where...
