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 Bible Art

The Adoration of the Shepherds
Artist: Georges de La Tour
 1645    Painting

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In La Tour's nativity painting, the Christ child, swaddled in white cloth, is featured bathed in light in the center of the composition. Mary sits on the left, hands clasped in prayer while Joseph, sitting directly across from her, has his hands raised in praise. Two shepherds and a peasant girl occupy the background and look down on the baby adoringly. 

This oil on canvas painting is in the Louvre Museum in Paris, France.

The Adoration of the Shepherds
Artist: El Greco
 1605-1610    Painting

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The Adoration of the Shepherds, an oil on canvas,  is in El Prado, and measures 126 × 71 inches. It is one of the most-visited images,