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Dark etching of a night scene: a glowing lantern lights shadowy figures at left, and a softly lit figure lies on the ground at right.

The Adoration of the Shepherds: A Night Piece

A night scene etched in deep blacks: a lantern glows at left, lighting a group of shadowy figures crowded together, while a figure lies on the ground at right, softly lit against the dark. Rembrandt's etching combines drypoint and burin, with fine lines and rich, velvety shadows across the composition.

Artist
Rembrandt van Rijn
Date
c. 1657
Medium
Etching, drypoint, and burin in black on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1284 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1662).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection

Español: La adoración de los pastores: escena nocturna

Una escena nocturna grabada en negros profundos: una linterna brilla a la izquierda, iluminando un grupo de figuras sombrías apretadas entre sí, mientras una figura yace en el suelo a la derecha, suavemente iluminada contra la oscuridad. El grabado de Rembrandt combina punta seca y buril, con líneas finas y sombras ricas y aterciopeladas en toda la composición.

Português: A Adoração dos Pastores: cena noturna

Uma cena noturna gravada em negros profundos: uma lanterna brilha à esquerda, iluminando um grupo de figuras sombrias reunidas, enquanto uma figura jaz no chão à direita, suavemente iluminada contra a escuridão. A gravura de Rembrandt combina ponta seca e buril, com linhas finas e sombras ricas e aveludadas por toda a composição.

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