The Adoration of the Shepherds
El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) · ca. 1605–10 · Oil on canvas
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Marked public domain by The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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About this picture
The Adoration of the Shepherds is a public-domain painting by El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos), dated ca. 1605–10. Oil on canvas. The file comes from The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
“The Adoration of the Shepherds” (ca. 1605–10) has El Greco’s long figures, sharp color, and a space that feels slightly unstable, the manner of his years in Toledo.
About the artist
El Greco (1541–1614), Domenikos Theotokopoulos, was a Cretan painter who worked in Italy and then Toledo. The figures are long, the color is sharp, and the space often feels unstable.
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