18th century Italian school

Italian school, probably Neapolitan, from the first half of the 18th century.
"Adoration of the Shepherds".
Oil on canvas.
Frame from the 19th century.
The frame is missing.
Measurements: 63 x 50,5 cm; 79 x 66 cm (frame).
This canvas represents a classic theme in the History of Art, that of the shepherds adoring the new-born Baby Jesus in the Bethlehem's portal. It is a scene that lends itself to being interpreted as a large composition with numerous characters, worked in a costumbrista style, which is why it was very much to the taste of Baroque painters, who sought above all a natural and close art that would move the spirit of the faithful and make them feel close to what was depicted on the canvas, to the sacred story.