Adoration of the shepherds

Title

Adoration of the shepherds

Draughtsman

• Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• Vergé paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• brush drawing

Geographic Reference

• Genoese

Production Reason

• composition study

Captions Added Later

Verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Mary
• Christ Child
• Joseph of Nazareth
• Shepherds
• Holy Family

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 2,8-20

Primary

• 73B25 adoration of the Christ-child by the shepherds; Mary and Joseph present

Historic Attribution

• Netherlandish, 17th century draughtsman