Adoration of the shepherds, ca. 1524 – 1526

Title

Adoration of the shepherds

Draughtsman

• Parmigianino

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• High Renaissance
• Italian Mannerism

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• paper

Technique

• pen drawing

Geographic Reference

• Parmesan

Production Reason

• nude study
• composition study
• study

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert unten mittig (mit der Feder in Braun): Parmigiano

Captions Added Later

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

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Work Catalogues

• Gnann 2007.I.411.389
• Popham 1971.80.140

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

Alternative Attribution

• Jacopo Zanguidi Bertoia draughtsman; by note on mount

Historic Attribution

• style of Parmigianino draughtsman