QUELLINUS, Erasmus II
(b. 1607, Antwerpen, d. 1678, Antwerpen)

Adoration of the Shepherds

1669
Oil on canvas
Private collection

In work of the 1660s, such as the Adoration of the Shepherds, Quellinus's preference is clearly for widely dispersed compositions, and for a festive decor with ostentatious architectural ornamentation.