Who painted “Adoration of the Shepherds”?

“Adoration of the Shepherds” was painted by Giorgione in 1507. Where to see it: Samuel H. Kress Collection.

What to look for

Giorgione: mysterious, poetic landscapes with soft light and figures whose meaning no one is sure of.

Giorgio Barbarelli da Castelfranco (1470s – 17 September 1510), known as Giorgione, was an Italian painter of the Venetian school during the High Renaissance, who died in his thirties. Wikipedia

Test yourself: a round on Giorgione

More by Giorgione

“The Tempest”, 1506
“The Three Philosophers”, 1505–1509
“Judith”, 1504
“Castelfranco Madonna”, 1503
“Old Woman”, 1506
“Self-portrait”, 1509
“Portrait of a Youth”, 1503
“Laura”, 1506