The Adoration of the Shepherds
A gouache drawing over black chalk shows the Nativity beneath a glowing cloud. The Virgin Mary kneels in blue at left beside the infant Christ in a manger, while cherubs drift overhead and shepherds in rust and red approach with offerings. Soft, pastel-toned washes give the scene a luminous, tender atmosphere.
- Artist
- François Boucher
- Date
- Medium
- Gouache over black chalk
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Size
- 2461 × 3602 px
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · 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, David T. Schiff Gift, and Rogers and Harris Brisbane Dick Funds, 1997
Español: La adoración de los pastores
Un dibujo en gouache sobre carboncillo negro muestra el Nacimiento bajo una nube luminosa. La Virgen María, vestida de azul, se arrodilla a la izquierda junto al Niño Jesús en el pesebre, mientras querubines flotan en lo alto y pastores de rojo y ocre se acercan con ofrendas.
Português: A adoração dos pastores
Um desenho em guache sobre carvão preto mostra a Natividade sob uma nuvem luminosa. A Virgem Maria, vestida de azul, ajoelha-se à esquerda ao lado do Menino Jesus na manjedoura, enquanto querubins flutuam acima e pastores de vermelho e ocre se aproximam com oferendas.
