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The shepherds appear only in the Gospel of Luke, which describes how they saw a vision of the angel of the Lord who told them the news of Christ’s birth. Signorelli has depicted this event on the hillside to the left of the picture.
Drawing was an important part of Signorelli’s artistic process and he planned his paintings with careful preparatory studies. A study for the group of shepherds (British Museum, London) is covered with a grid, probably to help the artist copy it to scale for the painting.
Title
The Adoration of the Shepherds
Date
about 1496
Medium
Oil on wood
Measurements
H 215 x W 170.2 cm
Accession number
NG1133
Acquisition method
Bought, 1882
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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