Adoration of the Shepherds (La Notte)
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Adoration of the Shepherds (La Notte) is a celebrated High Renaissance painting by Correggio, renowned for its dramatic nocturnal lighting that radiates from the Christ child and influences the surrounding figures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adoration of the Shepherds (La Notte) canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
painting
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religious painting ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
La Notte
NERFINISHED
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The Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artForm | oil painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalPeriod | Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Correggio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Correggio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Italian Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictionStyle |
dramatic contrast of light and shadow
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naturalistic figures ⓘ |
| depicts |
Adoration of the Shepherds
NERFINISHED
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Nativity of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ angels ⓘ infant Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ shepherds ⓘ |
| depictsEventFrom |
Gospel of Luke
NERFINISHED
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New Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Christian art ⓘ |
| hasArtisticTechnique |
dramatic illumination
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foreshortening ⓘ sfumato ⓘ |
| hasSetting | night scene ⓘ |
| hasType | altarpiece ⓘ |
| iconography |
Christ Child as source of light
ⓘ
humble stable setting ⓘ |
| influenced |
Baroque lighting techniques
ⓘ
later chiaroscuro painters ⓘ |
| lightingSource | Christ child NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | High Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
chiaroscuro effects
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dramatic nocturnal lighting ⓘ light radiating from the Christ child ⓘ |
| originalLanguageTitle | La Notte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
intimate family group
ⓘ
worship of Christ by common people ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
adoration scene
ⓘ
birth of Jesus ⓘ |
| theme |
Incarnation of Christ
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divine light ⓘ |
| title | Adoration of the Shepherds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.