{"id":411,"date":"2021-05-14T16:54:04","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T16:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museum.middcreate.net\/projects\/early-modern-dutch-prints\/?page_id=411"},"modified":"2021-05-16T18:12:15","modified_gmt":"2021-05-16T18:12:15","slug":"the-adoration-of-the-shepherds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/museum.middcreate.net\/projects\/early-modern-dutch-prints\/the-adoration-of-the-shepherds\/","title":{"rendered":"The Adoration of the Shepherds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Adoration of the Shepherds<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

ARTIST: Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606 \u2013 1669)
DATE: c. 1654
TECHNIQUE: Etching<\/a>
DIMENSIONS: Image: 13.4 x 16.4 cm, Paper Size: 14 x 17 cm
STATE<\/a>: II\/III
SIGNATURE: \u201cRembrandt f\u201d
CATALOGUE REFERENCE: New Hollstein Dutch 279-1(3), Bartsch 45-1(2), Hollstein Dutch 45-1(2)
CREDIT LINE: Gift of Ralph E. Shikes and Ruth Collins Shikes \u201945
OBJECT NUMBER: 2005.003<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The first in a series of six plates<\/a> illustrating the childhood of Christ, Rembrandt\u2019s The Adoration of the Shepherds <\/em>accentuates the humanity and simplicity behind the significant religious scene. Through his attempt to realistically depict the gathering of shepherds around the Virgin Mary, Joseph, and their newborn son, Rembrandt conveys the emotional authenticity of the biblical characters. He includes distinguishing details, such as the herdsman who brought his bagpipe, and the child who peeks out from under his father\u2019s protective arm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The light from the single candle casts the Virgin Mary in an even glow, created through the use of unmarked, negative space between a sparse outline of her form. In contrast, Joseph stands at her side in shadow, only his nose and beard exempt from the loose, parallel lines that darken his back. The cows and ox in the rear of the stable are more defined, with crosshatching<\/a> filling in the darkness and short, scratched lines forming their curved horns and delicate eyes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This impression<\/a> represents a late printing of the second of three states. The curved white strip along the upper border where the acid failed to bite the plate in the first state is worked over with a burin<\/a>, and the left side is generally darker in tone. In the third state, the white spots faintly visible above the cow\u2019s left ear in this impression are also shaded over. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Written by Nate Eazor, edited by Simone Edgar Holmes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bibliography<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hind, Arthur. A Catalogue of Rembrandt\u2019s Etchings. <\/em>Volumes 1-2. Boston: Da Capo Press, 1967. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stocker, Mark. \u201cThe Adoration of the Shepherds: With the Lamp.\u201d Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. July 2017. https:\/\/collections.tepapa.govt.nz\/object\/40845.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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