The Holy Family with Shepherds, 1616, Oil on canvas, transferred from wood, 42 x 30 in. (106. 7 x 76. 2 cm), Paintings, Jacob Jordaens (Flemish, Antwerp 1593?1678 Antwerp), The date of 1616 on the tall shepherd's hat is the earliest known on any work by Jordaens. He never went to Italy but intensified the Caravaggesque qualities found in works by Rubens and other Antwerp artists such as Abraham Janssens