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The Adoration of the Shepherds  1614

by El Greco

This night scene is set in a narrow, irregular space -a sort of grotto with a gabled opening in the back, consisting of two semi-circular arches. Mary holds her newborn Son, naked on her lap, while Saint Joseph and three shepherds surround them, expressing their fervent devotion to the child. A kneeling ox also contemplates the baby. The compositional ellipse is closed at ...
Size: 
319 x 180 cm
Medium: 
Oil on Canvas
Credit: 
Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons