Summary

Adoration of the Shepherds is one of the favorite subjects of sacred scripture by many artists. For almost 5 centuries they have published their vision of unique moments. The largest number of paintings were completed during the 16th and 17th centuries, with approximately 160 paintings created in the 16th century and approximately 420 in the 17th century. I was able to find two publications about pathological conditions of shephards that were diagnosed by artwork analysis. They include nodular goiter in Simone Veneziano Peterzano's works (1578–1582) [1] and Down syndrome in Jacob Jordaens' artwork (1618) [2]. In one of paintings, my attention was drawn to the change in the neck of one of the members of the Holy Family, St. Joseph.