# Adoration of the Shepherds

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## Artwork

- Artist: [STANZIONE, Massimo](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/stanzione-massimo-r8c99f39946b1f0>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 117 x 155 cm

## Commentary

This nightly scene unites the subject of the Adoration of the Shepherds from the Gospel according to St Luke with the depiction of the enlightened Christ Child from the Visions of Saint Bridget of Sweden.

## Related artworks

- [Adoration of the Magi](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/stanzione-massimo-r8c99f39946b1f0/adoration-of-the-magi-r0d3891e0113957>)
- [Beheading of St John the Baptist](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/stanzione-massimo-r8c99f39946b1f0/beheading-of-st-john-the-baptist-r8f46ae65d1c47e>)
- [Ceiling decoration](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/stanzione-massimo-r8c99f39946b1f0/ceiling-decoration-r3ec280c498ca32>)
- [Cleopatra](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/stanzione-massimo-r8c99f39946b1f0/cleopatra-r69f6c865f4d291>)
- [Pietà](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/stanzione-massimo-r8c99f39946b1f0/piet-r83ee828c3e0a73>)
- [The Preaching of St John the Baptist in the Desert](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/stanzione-massimo-r8c99f39946b1f0/the-preaching-of-st-john-the-baptist-in-the-desert-r5fa380bf88fbb5>)
- [Virgin and Child](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/stanzione-massimo-r8c99f39946b1f0/virgin-and-child-r3e141fa50a7104>)
- [Virgin and Child](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/stanzione-massimo-r8c99f39946b1f0/virgin-and-child-rc6a7e6106390a0>)
- [Virgin and Child](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/stanzione-massimo-r8c99f39946b1f0/virgin-and-child-rf87a817e57924d>)

## Attribution

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