Domenico Carnevale (Sassuolo, 1524 - Modena, 1579) Adoration of the Shepherds Oil on copper, 42 x 28 cm - with frame 54 x 36 cm The painting represents the Adoration of the Shepherds, the Child in the center, with the Madonna kneeling in prayer next to it and an angel behind; towards him in the foreground a woman with a child in her arms, a shepherd with a sheep on the right, a bagpiper on the left and various other male and female characters turn to him. The architectures of the background, between which a glimpse of the landscape can be glimpsed, are hidden in the upper part by the clouds, where a “celestial glory” encamps with three flying angels. The painting highlights manneristic characters that can be traced back to the self