Adoration of the Shepherds with Saints John the Baptist and Bartholomew

  Formally analyze the painting as precisely as possible, addressing its function, composition, iconographic and narrative content, style, color scheme, and possible meanings. What devices does the artist use to connect the viewer to the artwork, both physically and psychologically? Discuss the painting’s formal and iconographic connections to the Sienese artistic traditions of the period before the Black Death. Does the artist make reference to any earlier artworks? If so, for what reasons?