El Buen Pastor (The Good Shepherd), Bartolome Esteban Murillo, Ca. 1660. Oil on canvas. Room 017
In a landscape with classical ruins that allude to the defeat of paganism, the Christ Child tends a lamb. Murillo based this image on a print by Stefano della Bella (1610-1664), while making use of his outstanding ability to depict children to create one of the most effective depictions of the parable of the Good Shepherd.
El Buen Pastor (The Good Shepherd), Bartolome Esteban Murillo, Ca. 1660. Oil on canvas. Room 017
In a landscape with classical ruins that allude to the defeat of paganism, the Christ Child tends a lamb. Murillo based this image on a print by Stefano della Bella (1610-1664), while making use of his outstanding ability to depict children to create one of the most effective depictions of the parable of the Good Shepherd.
