Christ as the Good Shepherd

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Anna asked

Hello! Who are all the figures in this painting? I recognize a few but not all. Thank you!
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen answered

Hi Anna, I'm sure you recognized the key figures such as Christ, Mozes with the stone tablets and David with his harp. John the Baptist is pointing at the lamb. It's unclear who the people in the back are. But it has been suggested that the three figures on the left (pars pro toto) represent the 12 apostles. And that the thee on the right as the figures from the old testament. The person on the far right might have been the person who commissioned the painting. Best, Lisa Heinis

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Title	Christ as the Good Shepherd
Material and technique	Oil on panel (oak)
Object type	Painting > Painting > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Width 44,2 cm Height 25,4 cm
Artists	Painter: Cornelis Engebrechtsz.
Accession number	2885 (OK)
Credits	Purchased with the support of Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rembrandt Association, Cultuurfonds and municipality of Rotterdam, 1976
Department	Old Masters
Acquisition date	1976
Creation date	in circa 1510
Internal exhibitions	Van Eyck tot Bruegel (1994) BABEL - Oude meesters terug uit Japan / Old Masters Back from Japan (2018)
External exhibitions	Collection of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen – Bruegel’s ‘The Tower of Babel’ and Great 16th Century Masters (2017)
Material	Panel > Worked wood > Wood > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique Oil > Paint > Artist's material > Material > Material and technique Oak > Hardwood > Wood > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique
Object	Painting > Painting > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Geographical origin	Northern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe