\paperw19995 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 El Greco chose this painting, a work from the latter part of his career, to adorn his own mortuary chapel. The fulcrum of th
is representation of the \i Adoration of the Shepherds\i0 is the figure of the Child, whose light illuminates all the other figures in the painting. In contrast to his usual range of cold colors, the painter has chosen a warmer palette for this picture.