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Anbetung durch die Hirten (Kopie nach)
Anbetung durch die Hirten (Kopie nach) is an unspecified painting by the Mannerist artist Jacopo Tintoretto. It dates from 1556 and is held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections.
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Subject & Meaning
The composition belongs to the religious genre, situating it within the devotional tradition of Nativity imagery that flourished in European art.
The painting depicts the Adoration of the Shepherds, a religious subject in which shepherds pay homage to the newborn Christ Child. According to the catalogue record, the work's main subject is the adoration of the shepherds, and the Christ Child is explicitly listed among the figures depicted. The composition belongs to the religious genre, situating it within the devotional tradition of Nativity imagery that flourished in European art.
As a copy after a composition by Jacopo Tintoretto dated 1556, the work reproduces a celebrated Venetian treatment of the Nativity theme. Tintoretto's original Adoration scenes are known for their dynamic arrangements and dramatic lighting, and this copy transmits that iconographic program to a later audience, preserving the theological focus on the Incarnation and the revelation of Christ to humble witnesses.
Technique & Style
The work is an oil painting on canvas, executed in the mid-16th century style characteristic of Jacopo Tintoretto’s religious compositions. It portrays the adoration of the shepherds, rendered with the dramatic chiaroscuro and dynamic figure modeling typical of the Venetian school. The canvas measures 192 cm in height and 254 cm in width, a format suited to large devotional subjects.
The handling of light emphasizes the intimate moment of veneration, while the stylized gestures of the shepherds reflect a synthesis of High Renaissance clarity and Mannerist expressiveness.
The painting’s surface condition appears stable, with no documented alterations or structural concerns noted in the collection records.
History & Provenance
The work Anbetung durch die Hirten (Kopie nach) is dated by its source entry to 1556, aligning with the internal record that attributes it to Jacopo Tintoretto during this period. The painting entered the Bavarian State Painting Collections (Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen) and is catalogued there as BStGS 3430. It is housed at the Alte Pinakothek in Munich, where it remains part of the state holdings.
The subject follows the biblical Adoration of the Shepherds, consistent with Tintoretto’s religious compositions of the mid-16th century.
The painting is held by the Bavarian State Painting Collections and is inventoried as BStGS 3430 at the Alte Pinakothek in Munich.
It has not been recorded as exhibited in any documented loan or collection display beyond its permanent location.
Overview
Anbetung durch die Hirten (Kopie nach) is a 1556 painting held in the Alte Pinakothek, attributed to Jacopo Tintoretto.
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Artist
Jacopo Robusti (late September or early October 1518 – 31 May 1594), best known as Tintoretto ( TIN-tə-RET-oh; Italian:; Venetian: ), was an Italian Renaissance painter of the Venetian school.
- Adoration of the Shepherds
Die Anbetung der Hirten
Adoration of the Shepherds
Die Anbetung der Könige
Adoration of the Magi
The Adoration of the Shepherds
The Adoration of the Shepherds
Adoration of the Magi
Anbetung der Könige
The Adoration of the Shepherds
The Adoration of the Shepherds
Adoration of the Magi