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This work is part of a collection of six canvases depicting the life of the Virgin, all attributed to Palomino and dated to the beginning of the 18th century. It has a marked triangular composition with Jesus at the center. The importance of the child is highlighted and illuminated, being the character with the most light, along with the Virgin. The shepherds knelt and marveled at the greatness of God, contemplating the sweet gaze between the Virgin and the child.
This work is part of a collection of six canvases depicting the life of the Virgin, all attributed to Palomino and dated to the beginning of the 18th century. It has a marked triangular composition with Jesus at the center. The importance of the child is highlighted and illuminated, being the character with the most light, along with the Virgin. The shepherds knelt and marveled at the greatness of God, contemplating the sweet gaze between the Virgin and the child.
"Let's go to Bethlehem and see what has happened and what the Lord has told us. [The shepherds] hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in the manger. When they saw him, they told what had been said to them about the child." Luke 2:15-20
"Let's go to Bethlehem and see what has happened and what the Lord has told us. [The shepherds] hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in the manger. When they saw him, they told what had been said to them about the child." Luke 2:15-20
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