Adoration of the Shepherds / Nicolaus van Aelst / After Annibale Caracci
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.185
- Title
- Adoration of the Shepherds
- Artist
- Nicolaus van Aelst
- Artist Nationality
- Flemish
- Artist Life Dates
- 1526-1613
- Medium and Support
- engraving and etching on off-white medium laid paper
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1604-1606
- Credit Line
- Gift of Nesta and Walter Spink
- Dimensions
- 29.21 cm x 35.56 cm (11 1/2 in. x 14 in.)
- Physical Description
- This black and white print depicts a scene with groups of figures separated compositionally by a large wooden post that is placed in the foreground of the composition, just left of center. Four male figures on the left look toward the scene on the right where a woman kneels in prayer before a child accompanied by two angels and a haloed man feeding hay to a donkey.
- Subject Matter
- Adoration of the Shepherds: Virgin and Child in foreground at center right of composition with angels, Joseph and a donkey; shepherds are arranged on the left.
- Secondary Keywords
- allegory and literature
- bible
- document genres
- document genres by form
- document genres for literary works
- herdsmen
- information forms
- new testament
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by occupation
- people by state or condition
- people in agriculture
- people in agriculture or natural resource occupations
- people in science-related occupations
- scientists and people in science-related occupations
- Rights
- If you are interested in using an image for a publication, please visit https://umma.umich.edu/about/services/request-image/ for more information and to fill out the online Image Rights and Reproductions Request Form.
Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 3043 x 2420
- File Size
- 985 KB
- Record
- 2012/2.185
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2012-sl-2.185/2012_2_185.jpg
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"Adoration of the Shepherds; Nicolaus van Aelst; After Annibale Caracci." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2012-sl-2.185/2012_2_185.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024.