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This is a typical religious painting from the 16th century. It shows the birth of Christ and the shepherds who came to visit him with Mary and Joseph. Paintings like this were often hung in churches, and this painting hung in a church in Rotherham until the church was demolished and its owner gave it to the museum. Scarsellino’s real name is Ippolito Scarsella, but he is always known as Scarsellino. He was born in Ferrara in Italy, and learnt to paint from his father Sigismondo. Scarsellino was a talented and popular painter, and he attracted a number of other artists who painted with him in his ‘circle’.

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Title

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Date

late 16th C

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 145.5 x W 113 cm

Accession number

ROTMG : OP.1984.7

Acquisition method

gift from Doris Banks, 1978

Work type

Painting

Topics

Jesus Christ