The adoration of the shepherds: a night piece

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669)

1657

Medium

Etching, burin and dry point

Classification

Engraving

Dimensions

height 145 mm, width 196 mm

Culture

Dutch

Museum

SMK – National Gallery of Denmark

Rights

Public Domain Mark: SMK waives its rights in this photograph, as the museum states it.

Who can see it

Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

View at the SMK – National Gallery of Denmark

• The Dutch Golden Age
• Prints
• Faith and religion
• Night and sky
• People
• 1600s
• Netherlands
• Black, white and grey