# Adoration of the Shepherds

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## Artwork

- Artist: [QUELLINUS, Erasmus II](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/quellinus-erasmus-ii-r00f4d166c401bd>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 60 x 82 cm

## Commentary

In spite of working closely with Rubens in the 1630s, Quellinus displays a personal style in which his preference for strong, pronouncedly plastic figures is evident. This plasticity was achieved particularly by means of his treatment of light. It is quite possible that in this he was influenced by Caravaggism which was of great significance in Antwerp from the 1620s onward.

## Related artworks

- [Achilles among the Daughters of Lycomedes](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/quellinus-erasmus-ii-r00f4d166c401bd/achilles-among-the-daughters-of-lycomedes-rd13e97b4e29315>)
- [Achilles with the Daughters of Lycomedes](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/quellinus-erasmus-ii-r00f4d166c401bd/achilles-with-the-daughters-of-lycomedes-rdd984915b5320b>)
- [Adoration of the Shepherds](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/quellinus-erasmus-ii-r00f4d166c401bd/adoration-of-the-shepherds-re70e542bf842ce>)
- [Artemisia](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/quellinus-erasmus-ii-r00f4d166c401bd/artemisia-r417cf2cf29cf24>)
- [Birth of the Virgin](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/quellinus-erasmus-ii-r00f4d166c401bd/birth-of-the-virgin-r1b9ab4874be76f>)
- [Cupid on a Dolphin](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/quellinus-erasmus-ii-r00f4d166c401bd/cupid-on-a-dolphin-r74edb667e2322d>)
- [Portrait of a Young Boy](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/quellinus-erasmus-ii-r00f4d166c401bd/portrait-of-a-young-boy-r0a6feff77468fb>)
- [Saul and David \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/quellinus-erasmus-ii-r00f4d166c401bd/saul-and-david-detail-rc68f0a699c9ec7>)
- [Still-Life in an Architectural Setting](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/quellinus-erasmus-ii-r00f4d166c401bd/still-life-in-an-architectural-setting-rd27b7c738c37e5>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)