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Winter Landscape with the Adoration of the Shepherds
Winter Landscape with the Adoration of the Shepherds is an oil painting by the Early Baroque Italian artist Francisco Collantes. It dates from 1630 and is held in the collection of the Museo del Prado.
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Technique & Style
The composition merges these objects within a winter setting to frame the religious subject of the Adoration of the Shepherds.
Created by Francisco Collantes in 1630, this work is an oil painting executed on canvas. The piece measures 72.2 cm in height and 105.7 cm in width. Stylistically, it is classified as a landscape painting that incorporates specific narrative and still-life elements, including the depiction of a guitar and an egg.
The composition merges these objects within a winter setting to frame the religious subject of the Adoration of the Shepherds.
History & Provenance
Francisco Collantes painted Winter Landscape with the Adoration of the Shepherds in 1630, as recorded in his catalogue entry. The work is an oil on canvas measuring 72.2 cm by 105.7 cm, created in the landscape genre. It entered the collection of the Museo del Prado, where it remains on display.
The painting’s inception is documented between 1630 and 1650, with its creation attributed to the early 1630s. Its provenance traces directly to the artist’s workshop before accession by the Spanish royal collection, later institutionalized within the Museo del Prado’s holdings.
Winter Landscape with the Adoration of the Shepherds is an oil painting by Francisco Collantes dated 1630, housed in the Museo del Prado in Madrid. The work is catalogued under the museum's inventory system as P00968, reflecting its accession by the institution. It has been part of several exhibitions at the Prado, including displays of Spanish Baroque landscape painting and thematic presentations of religious subjects within the museum's permanent collection galleries.
Context
Francisco Collantes painted Winter Landscape with the Adoration of the Shepherds in 1630, an oil on canvas work measuring 72.2 cm by 105.7 cm. The painting depicts an egg and a guitar within a snowy scene and was created around 1630, with its inception dated to January 1, 1630. It is housed in the Museo del Prado, where it remains part of their collection. Scholars have examined its composition and iconography, situating it within the Spanish Baroque landscape tradition and Collantes' broader output focused on naturalistic scenery.
Its stylistic elements reflect the influence of earlier northern European winter scenes while demonstrating Collantes' distinct approach to light and atmospheric depth.
Overview
Created in 1630 by the Spanish Baroque artist Francisco Collantes, this oil painting combines a wintry countryside with the biblical scene of the shepherds’ adoration. The work is part of the Museo del Prado’s collection in Madrid and exemplifies Collantes’ interest in both landscape and religious narrative.
Subject & Meaning
The composition shows a snow‑covered setting where a group of figures gathers around a humble manger holding the infant Jesus. Shepherds and onlookers, bundled against the cold, are depicted in quiet reverence, some holding musical instruments, suggesting a harmonious celebration of the nativity within a stark winter environment.
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Francisco Collantes (1599–1656) was a Spanish Baroque era painter. Collantes was born in Madrid but sought influence from Jusepe de Ribera and the Neapolitan School. He was also influenced by 16th century Venetian…
