Vlaamse school, navolger van Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640): De aanbidding der herders, olie op doek, laatste kwart 17de eeuw

Work: 120 x 90 cm

'The adoration of the shepherds' is the mirror painting of an eponymous work by Peter Paul Rubens. The original painting is since 1803 part of the collection of the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Marseille and was previously part of the collection of the Sint-Janskerk in Mechelen, where the painting was taken by the French government and transferred to the Louvre in Paris. (link) The work was used as a model by different artists, a.o. - with minor adjustments - Balthasar Beschey (1708-1776). (link)