Painting of the Virgin kneeling in blue beside the infant Jesus and angels, with Joseph in yellow at left and two shepherds at right in a rocky landscape.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

A kneeling Virgin in a blue mantle and red dress clasps her hands before the infant Jesus, who lies on the ground among small winged angels. Joseph sits at left in a yellow cloak, while two shepherds lean in at right before a rocky, winding landscape.

Artist: Andrea Mantegna
Date: shortly after 1450
Medium: Tempera on canvas, transferred from wood
Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size: 3911 × 2879 px

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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1459).
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · 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, Anonymous Gift, 1932

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The Adoration of the Shepherds

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