After the angel Gabriel announces to the shepherds the birth of Christ, they visit the stable and manger with the Christ child (Luke 2:8-20). In addition to Mary and Joseph, several angels are present, as well as the ox and donkey. The print has a Latin caption; it is part of a series on the life of Christ.
| Artist |
Jan II Collaert
RKD
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Maerten de Vos
RKD
Wikidata
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Joannes Galle
RKD
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| Title | The Adoration of the Shepherds, from the series Vita, passio et Resvrrectio Iesv Christi |
| Date | ca. 1598 - 1618 |
| Period |
15th century
16th century |
| Location | Antwerp TGN |
| Medium and support | burin engraving AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription outside the depiction, bottom left: 4. |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, centre below: Pastores venerunt festinantes; et invenerunt Mariam et Ioseph, et infantem positum in praesepio. | |
| printed inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: Luc. 2. | |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, centre below: M. de Vos invent. | |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, centre below: Ioan. Collaert sculp. | |
| printed inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: Ioan. Galle excud. | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | burin engraving AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-LZ-2 |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-LZ-2 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11596/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300124520 interior views AAT 300263554 animal paintings AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11D
Christ
Iconclass
11D21 Christ-child (with attributes) Iconclass 11F the Virgin Mary Iconclass 11G angels Iconclass 11G184 the Archangel Gabriel Iconclass 11H(JOSEPH) the foster-father of Christ, Joseph of Nazareth, husband of Mary; possible attributes: flowering rod or wand, lily, carpenter's tools Iconclass 31D111 infant, baby ~ the ages of man Iconclass 31D1111 male infant Iconclass 34B11 dog Iconclass 42A411 cradle, crib Iconclass 46C13142 ass, donkey Iconclass 47I21111 ox Iconclass 47I221 herding, herdsman, herdswoman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, etc. Iconclass 47I2211 herd, flock Iconclass 47I2271 stall, stable Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 73 New Testament Iconclass 73B25 adoration of the Christ-child by the shepherds; Mary and Joseph present Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
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