16th

century

Oil on panel

Netherlandish

Adoration of the shepherds

Mander, Karel Van (1548-1606)

Van Mander has treated the subject in a standard way and the composition appears to be based on a lost work by Frans Floris which is only known from an engraving. The multiple small figures with mannerist poses are typical of Van Mander’s academic art.

Schorr Collection, UK / © The Schorr Collection / Bridgeman Images

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