\paperw4260 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 This painting shows the Virgin bending slightly forward as if to present the Child for adoration by the shepherds. In the middle the s
tanding figure of St. Joseph looks on with a kindly expression, while a female saint, or more likely a donor, prays to one side. The solidity and breadth of the composition are strongly influenced by Titian, whose work was closely imitated by Palma il Ve