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Night scene painting: a glowing infant at center surrounded by kneeling figures, with shepherds in hats in shadow at left and a ladder fading at upper right.

Adoration of the Shepherds

A dark nocturnal interior is lit by a glowing infant at the centre, surrounded by kneeling and standing figures who lean in close. Shepherds in hats crowd the shadowy left, and a ladder and beam fade into the upper right under an arched top.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1646
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2953 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1646; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rembrandt, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: Adoración de los pastores

Una oscura escena nocturna se ilumina con un bebé resplandeciente en el centro, rodeado de figuras arrodilladas y de pie que se inclinan cerca. Pastores con sombreros se agrupan en la penumbra de la izquierda, y una escalera y una viga se desvanecen en la parte superior derecha bajo un remate arqueado.

Português: Adoração dos Pastores

Uma cena noturna escura é iluminada por um bebê reluzente no centro, cercado por figuras ajoelhadas e em pé que se inclinam de perto. Pastores de chapéu se aglomeram na penumbra à esquerda, e uma escada e uma viga se dissolvem no alto à direita, sob um topo arqueado.

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