Lucy Davis: Bartolome-Esteban Murillo, Adoration of the Shepherds, Spain, c1665-70 at The Wallace Collection
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Murillo’s 'Adoration of the Shepherds' is at once powerful and simple: shepherds adore the Christ child with prayers and gestures of awe and humility. A group of bystanders add an intimate, domestic tone to the scene, further reinforced by the remarkable still life. In style and subject matter, it epitomises Murillo’s lasting appeal: his sympathetic portrayal of humanity, his ‘warm’ (calido) colours and his delicate, expressive brushwork.
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