The Adoration of the Shepherds: with the Lamp

c. 1654

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

The image shows a group of figures gathered in a rustic interior setting, possibly a stable or barn. In the center, a woman is holding a swaddled infant, partially covered by a cloth. Beside her is a bearded man leaning towards them. Other figures, possibly men and children, are around them, all dressed in simple clothing. On the right, a group of animals, including a cow, is also depicted. The background shows textured surfaces, likely wooden walls or beams, and some indistinct objects.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching (and burin where biting failed in state i)

  • Credit Line

    Gift of W.G. Russell Allen

  • Accession Number

    1955.6.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 45, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1923

  • Hind, Arthur M. A Catalogue of Rembrandt's Etchings. London: Methuen and Co. Ltd., 1923.

1969

  • White, Christopher and Karel G. Boon. Rembrandt's Etchings. 2 vols. Amsterdam: Van Gendt & Co., 1969.

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1993: no. 279, iii/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q65364805

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