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Gold-ground panel painting of the Nativity with Mary kneeling by the infant in a manger, an ox, kneeling Joseph, shepherds at right, and angels above.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

A gold-ground panel painting of the Nativity: the Virgin kneels beside the infant Christ in a manger, an ox and donkey nearby, while Saint Joseph kneels at left and shepherds approach at right. Angels in haloed clusters fill the arched top.

Artist
Bartolo di Fredi
Date
1374
Medium
Tempera on poplar, gold ground
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
1300 × 1939 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1374).
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, The Cloisters Collection, 1925

Español: La adoración de los pastores

Pintura sobre tabla con fondo dorado que muestra la Natividad: la Virgen se arrodilla junto al Niño en un pesebre, con un buey y un asno cerca, mientras san José se arrodilla a la izquierda y pastores se acercan a la derecha. Ángeles con halos llenan la parte superior arqueada.

Português: A Adoração dos Pastores

Painel com fundo dourado retratando o Nascimento: a Virgem ajoelha-se ao lado do Menino Jesus numa manjedoura, com um boi e um burro por perto, enquanto São José se ajoelha à esquerda e pastores se aproximam à direita. Anjos com auréolas preenchem o topo arqueado.

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