The Adoration of the Shepherds
A kneeling Virgin in a blue mantle and red dress clasps her hands before the infant Jesus, who lies on the ground among small winged angels. Joseph sits at left in a yellow cloak, while two shepherds lean in at right before a rocky, winding landscape.
- Artist
- Andrea Mantegna
- Date
- shortly after 1450
- Medium
- Tempera on canvas, transferred from wood
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Size
- 3911 × 2879 px
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Anonymous Gift, 1932
Español: La adoración de los pastores
Una Virgen arrodillada, con manto azul y vestido rojo, junta las manos ante el Niño Jesús, que yace en el suelo entre pequeños ángeles alados. José se sienta a la izquierda con una capa amarilla, mientras dos pastores se inclinan a la derecha ante un paisaje rocoso y sinuoso.
Português: A Adoração dos Pastores
Uma Virgem ajoelhada, de manto azul e vestido vermelho, une as mãos diante do Menino Jesus, que jaz no chão entre pequenos anjos alados. José está sentado à esquerda, com capa amarela, enquanto dois pastores se inclinam à direita diante de uma paisagem rochosa e sinuosa.
