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Lectionary
Italy, Padua, 1436
MS M.180 fol. 14r

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Shepherds: Adoration -- Joseph, nimbed, head draped, resting head on left hand, is seated behind Virgin Mary, nimbed and veiled, with joined hands kneeling next to wattle manger in which nude Christ Child, nimbed, reclines amid rays. Rays descend from star above Him. At right, of three shepherds each holding pedum, one raises both hands, another looks up, the third stands with joined hands. Sheep (?) stands next to them.
Scene in landscape with trees, flowers, rocky outcrops and animals in distance.



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