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Painting of shepherds adoring the infant Christ in a stable, with Mary in blue and angels with ribbons in the glowing clouds above.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

A painting of the Nativity in a dim stable setting, with the Virgin Mary kneeling in blue beside the newborn Christ in a manger. Shepherds crowd around in kneeling and standing poses, and a cluster of winged angels with blue ribbons glows in the clouds above. Warm, dark oil tones dominate the scene.

Artist
Abraham Daniëlsz. Hondius
Date
1663
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
3240 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1663.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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