Adoration of the Shepherds (Portinari Altarpiece central panel)
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Adoration of the Shepherds (Portinari Altarpiece central panel) is a renowned 15th-century Netherlandish painting depicting the Nativity with striking realism and emotional intensity, serving as the central scene of Hugo van der Goes’s famous Portinari Altarpiece.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Netherlandish painting
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altarpiece central panel ⓘ painting ⓘ |
| appliedOn | wood panel ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Tommaso Portinari family devotion ⓘ |
| centralPanelOf | Portinari Altarpiece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorPalette | rich, saturated colors ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Tommaso Portinari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Netherlands ⓘ |
| creator | Hugo van der Goes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Nativity of Jesus
NERFINISHED
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adoration of the shepherds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsSetting | stable interior ⓘ |
| depictsSymbol |
flowers with Marian symbolism
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wheat sheaf symbolizing the Eucharist ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | religious art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
angels
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background landscape ⓘ figure of Saint Joseph ⓘ figure of the Christ Child ⓘ figure of the Virgin Mary ⓘ figures of shepherds ⓘ still-life elements ⓘ |
| hasTitleInEnglish | Adoration of the Shepherds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconographicTheme |
Incarnation of Christ
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humility of Christ ⓘ |
| inception |
15th century
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circa 1475 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Domenico Ghirlandaio
NERFINISHED
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Florentine painters of the late 15th century ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | visual art ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Florence ⓘ |
| location | Uffizi Gallery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Early Netherlandish painting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed naturalism
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emotional intensity ⓘ influence on Italian Renaissance painting ⓘ striking realism ⓘ |
| originallyIntendedFor | church of Sant’Egidio, Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Portinari Altarpiece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | triptych structure of the Portinari Altarpiece ⓘ |
| style | Northern Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesPerspective | linear perspective with deep spatial recession ⓘ |
| usesTechnique | oil glazing ⓘ |
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