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Gerard van Honthorst - Adoration of the Shepherds

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Original Adoration of the Shepherds by Gerard van Honthorst, 1622. A Nativity scene showing the shepherds and the animals in the stall, who surround Mary and newborn Jesus, covered in light, and lit by the Christ Child.

Reason

Good scan, much used on Wikipedia, almost the most popular Adoration of the Shepherds in articles. A baroque style Adoration of the Shepherds by Gerard van Honthorst, from 1622, hosted in the Pomeranian State Museum.

Articles in which this image appears

- In Many Places: - Christmas, ... Jesus, - ... Nativity of Jesus, -... Nativity of Jesus in art , ...- Marian art in the Catholic Church, ...Timeline of the history of the region of Palestine -,... Christmas, ..Adoration of the Shepherds,... Template:Xmas4 - .... Gerard van Honthorst - ...What Child Is This..

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings

Creator

Gerard van Honthorst, uploader: –Godot13

• Support as co-nominator – Hafspajen (talk) 11:51, 19 December 2015 (UTC)
• Support as co-nominator --Godot13 (talk) 13:16, 19 December 2015 (UTC)
• Support --Tremonist (talk) 12:59, 23 December 2015 (UTC)
• Support  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:17, 23 December 2015 (UTC)
• Support – Vesuvius Dogg (talk) 22:50, 26 December 2015 (UTC)

Promoted File:Gerard van Honthorst - Adoration of the Shepherds (1622).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:23, 1 January 2016 (UTC)