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🎨 The Adoration of the Shepherds, c. 1605 – 1610 by El Greco 🇬🇷 Oil on canvas. 144.5 x 101.3 cm. Metropolitan Museum of Art, USA About the artwork: "The Adoration of the Shepherds" depicts the biblical scene of the shepherds visiting the newborn Jesus, a common subject in Christian art symbolizing humility and divine revelation. In this scene, El Greco likely portrays the shepherds in a moment of awe and reverence as they witness the birth of Christ, highlighted by the supernatural light emanating from the infant, which illuminates the surrounding figures and landscape.

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