The Adoration of the Shepherds

François Le Moyne French

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In this compositional drawing for an altarpiece, a dazzling array of marks and swirling lines expresses the awe that belies the quiet nativity scene. A soothing light, rendered with soft touches of white chalk, emanates from the newborn Christ Child.

The Adoration of the Shepherds, François Le Moyne (French, Paris 1688–1737 Paris), Black chalk heightened with white on blue paper.

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The Adoration of the Shepherds, François Le Moyne (French, Paris 1688–1737 Paris), Black chalk heightened with white on blue paper.
The Adoration of the Shepherds, François Le Moyne (French, Paris 1688–1737 Paris), Black chalk heightened with white on blue paper.

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