Worship by the Shepherds, Pieter van der Heyden, c. 1540 - 1572 print At the foot of a classic structure, the shepherds adorn the Christ child, held by Mary, who sits on the ground. To the left of the child, also sitting, Joseph with his staff. In the background a castle on a rock above which the star leads the sages from the east to the birth of Christ. In addition to the classic columns, two men descend a staircase with a statue of a naked figure on a high column behind them. Under the performance four Latin verses in two columns. Antwerp paper engraving adoration of the Christ-child by the
Worship by the Shepherds, Pieter van der Heyden, c. 1540 - 1572 print At the foot of a classic structure, the shepherds adorn the Christ child, held by Mary, who sits on the ground. To the left of the child, also sitting, Joseph with his staff. In the background a castle on a rock above which the star leads the sages from the east to the birth of Christ. In addition to the classic columns, two men descend a staircase with a statue of a naked figure on a high column behind them. Under the performance four Latin verses in two columns. Antwerp paper engraving adoration of the Christ-child by the shepherds; Mary and Joseph present
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