ID: 901000229 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000229	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	Adoration of the Shepherds (New Testament narrative)

Note: Based on Luke 2, story has to do with shepherds kneeling before the baby Jesus at the Nativity. Angels had appeared to the group of shepherds announcing that Christ had been born in Bethlehem.

Names:

	Adoration of the Shepherds (New Testament narrative) (preferred,English-P,D,P)
	Adorazione dei pastori (nuovo Testamento) (Italian-P,D,P)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Christian iconography> (P)
		........<New Testament narratives> (P)
		............Life of Jesus Christ (New Testament narrative) (I)
		................Legend of the Nativity of Christ (New Testament narratives) (P)
		....................Adoration of the Shepherds (New Testament narrative) (P)

Related Iconography:

	successor of .... Annunciation to the Shepherds
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, New Testament narratives, Life of Jesus Christ (New Testament narrative), Legend of the Nativity of Christ (New Testament narratives), Annunciation to the Shepherds (New Testament narrative)) [901000232]

	counterpart is .... Adoration of the Magi
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, New Testament narratives, Life of Jesus Christ (New Testament narrative), Legend of the Nativity of Christ (New Testament narratives), Adoration of the Magi (New Testament narrative)) [901000083]

Other Relationships:

	topic is .... shepherds
	.....(herdsmen, people in agriculture, people in agriculture or natural resource occupations, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	topic is .... worship
	.....(religious concepts, religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	located in .... Bethlehem
	.....(West Bank, Asia) (TGN)

	role/characteristic is .... narrative (literary works)
	.....(genres for literature, genres in literature and performing arts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	.... Christianity
	.....(Abrahamic religions, religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Adoration of the Shepherds (New Testament narrative)
	................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
	................Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)
	................Grove Art Online (2008-)
	Adorazione dei pastori (nuovo Testamento)
	................ICCD database (1988-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 73B25 adoration of the Christ-child by the shepherds; Mary and Joseph present
	................ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/435859
	................ National Gallery of Art London [online] (2000-) http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/niccolo-di-pietro-gerini-adoration-of-the-shepherds