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Description: | The Christ Child is shown as the Good Shepherd, illuminated by a sunbeam and sitting in a landscape, holding a crook while two angels tend to a flock of sheep in the background. The style of painting shows the artist was influnced by Murillo, who often painted Christ as an infant. The depiction of Christ as the Good Shepherd stems from John 10. 11-18, where Christ says, regarding his relationship to his followers, 'I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep' . | Subjects: | animal (sheep); figure; landscape; religion (The Good Shepherd) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Murillo, Bartolomé Estebán (Spanish painter and draftsman, 1618-1682) Æ Attributed to circle of Previously attributed to Murillo, Bartolomé Estebán (Spanish painter and draftsman, 1618-1682) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8566... | Go to resource |
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