Hendrick Goltzius (1558 - 1617)
The Adoration of the Shepherds
Title
The Adoration of the Shepherds
Dating
1594
Material/Technique
Engraving on paper
Dimensions
Mått 46,50 x 34,50 cm
Category
Inventory number
G W 217
Acquisition
Gift of Carolina Wahlberg with daughter, 1880
Display Status
Not on display at the museum
Signature/Inscription
Signature neder till vänster i plåten: HG
A(o) 1954
Inscriptions neder i mitten: Caeli opifex, rerum dominus, Divûm atque hominum Rex
Nascitur en vilis tuguri sub paupere tecto,
Et praesepe tenet, quem non capit arduus aether,
Non mare, non tellus, non vasti machina mundi.
F. Estius.