The Adoration of the Shepherds

Adriaen Isenbrandt painted this Adoration of the Shepherds around 1525, continuing the Bruges devotional tradition that he maintained after Gerard David's death. Isenbrandt's workshop was the most productive in Bruges during its period of artistic decline relative to Antwerp Adriaen Isenbrandt worked in Bruges following Gerard David's style, producing refined devotional panels for the prosperous merchant market The Adoration of the Magi and Adoration of the Shepherds were popular subjects that

The panel shows Isenbrandt's refined Bruges technique with luminous glazes, careful rendering of nocturnal nativity lighting, and the contemplative mood of the late Bruges tradition.