Madrid (Spain), 1614 - San Lorenzo de El Escorial (Spain), 1685
See author's fileRizi frequently depicted the subject of the Adoration of the Shepherds. In this version he emphasizes the contrast between the Holy Family and the shepherds who have come to worship the Christ Child. The lively, naturalistic depiction of the shepherds is offset by the serenity of the holy figures, depicted in a traditionally idealised manner.
Angulo Íñiguez, Diego, Francisco Rizi. Su vida. Cuadros religiosos fechados anteriores a 1670, Archivo español de arte, XXXI, 1958, pp. 88-115.
Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., Carreño, Rizi, Herrera y la pintura madrileña de su tiempo, Ministerio de Cultura. Banco Herrero, Madrid, 1986.
Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., Pintura barroca en España 1600-1750, Cátedra, Madrid, 1992.
Maestros del Barroco Europeo, Coll Cortes, Madrid, 2005, pp. 36.
Museo Nacional del Prado, Memoria de actividades 2004, Ministerio de Cultura, Madrid, 2005, pp. 42.
Inv. Nuevas Adquisiciones (iniciado en 1856). Núm. 2671.
Fran.VS Rizi Fa.t 1628
Signed and dated.
Front, lower central area
Madrid - Iglesia de San Jerónimo El Real (Deposit)
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