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The
Adoration of the Shepherds
is a theme in
depictions of the Nativity
in which shepherds are near witnesses to the
birth of Jesus
; the scene is based on the biblical account in
Luke 2
and has inspired many artists over the years. The nativity scene typically shows shepherds and animals in the stable at
Bethlehem
, surrounding
Mary
and the
Christ Child
. In this 1662 oil painting of the Adoration by the
Dutch Golden Age
painter
Gerard van Honthorst
, Jesus is the centre of attention; the infant seems to glow, illuminating the surrounding figures. The work is in the collection of the
Pomeranian State Museum
in Germany.
Painting credit:
Gerard van Honthorst
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