The Adoration of the Shepherds

Joseph stood behind Our Lady. The two shepherds kneel in front of the baby bed and raise their hands with prayers and surprises. Behind, two women are holding children so that they can see Jesus. There is another group of five characters in the shadow on the right side, one of which is a boy with a dog. The New Testament (Luke 2: 16)

This popular theme is quiet and is expressed almost as a domestic scene. Including women and children in bystanders can increase this effect. Small light gives a sense of intimacy. However, since the light from the children of Christ is stronger than the light from the lanterns, he attracts his attention as the savior of the future, "the light of the world" at the center of this scene.

The level of light is low, but you can create secondary and secondary details. Therefore, the interest of the scene increases, such as a boy playing a dog on the right side and a cross formed by a beam of dice.

Rembrandt drew a series of scenes of Christ's life for Holland's stud holder, Orange Prince Frederick Hendrick (1587 - 1647), based on "a series of shepherds". Worship "(now Munich, Alte Pinakothek). It may have been drawn by Rembrandt students, and he may be inspired by the original when he is still in the studio.

The worship of the shepherd in the art of Jesus' birth was the scene of a witness of the shepherd to the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem. And it arrived shortly after birth. It is usually combined with magician worship in art, in which case it is usually cited only by the latter title. When a shepherd is summoned to the scene by an angel, the news of the shepherd is a unique theme. The worship of the shepherd is not based on reports of other normative Gospels of Luke 2. There an angel appeared in a group of shepherds, Christ was born in Bethlehem, followed by a group of angels glorifying God on earth. Peace and goodwill

The worship of the shepherd as the subject of Christian art depicts the shepherd as a tribute to the new Christian, which is the event described in the Luke gospel. It is related to an old but representative but representative report of the shepherd, which shows that the shepherd received the magic of angel news in this area. The worship of the shepherd has not been seen as an independent theme in the east until the 15th century. First, in the early Christian art of the 4th century, one or more shepherds were included in the worship scene of three wise men who worshiped Christ's children from the east. They are drawn in such a scene, because they symbolize the spread of Christianity among the Jews as the first locals worshiping Christ. Symbolizing the spread of Christianity throughout the heathen world