baby Jesus at center, lying on a cloth; Mary seated at right, holding her head in her PR hand, looking at Jesus; standing figure at right points at Mary; kneeling figure at left in foreground, seen from back, with a staff and a basket on the ground next to him; four figures behind Jesus; additional figure carrying a basket on her head in middle ground behind Mary; donkey and cow at left

Adoration of the Shepherds, c. 1615

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Title
Adoration of the Shepherds
Artist Life
1566–1651
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2012.58.63
Provenance
William Pitcairn Knowles, Lugt 2643 (1820-1894), Rotterdam. Sale, Sotheby's, London, July 4, 1994, no. 44, for £3,400, to Moir; Alfred Moir, Santa Barbara (1994-d. 2010; bequeathed to MIA)
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baby Jesus at center, lying on a cloth; Mary seated at right, holding her head in her PR hand, looking at Jesus; standing figure at right points at Mary; kneeling figure at left in foreground, seen from back, with a staff and a basket on the ground next to him; four figures behind Jesus; additional figure carrying a basket on her head in middle ground behind Mary; donkey and cow at left