Adoration of the shepherds

Schäufelein, Hans, the elder (born ca. 1482-died 1539 or 1540))


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
ca. 1510
Height:
58.0 cm  (22 13/16 in.)
Width:
56.6 cm  (22 5/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on wood

    Item location

  • Cleveland Museum of Art
    [Museum inv. no.: 1916.807]

Description

One of two shepherds, kneeling, holds a bagpipe on his lap.

People as subjects

Jesus Christ
St. Mary (Blessed Virgin)
St. Joseph (born late 1st century BCE, died 1st century CE)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Bagpipe [3746] (one cylindrical drone, cylindrical chanter with a bell)

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

2160