Adoration of the shepherds

Title

Adoration of the shepherds

Draughtsman

• Italian, 16th century

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Late Renaissance

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• opaque white
• chalk
• paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing
• white heightening
• chalk drawing

Geographic Reference

• Italian

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing

Captions Added Later

Verso auf dem Montierungsbogen unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• 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

• Polidoro da Caravaggio circle; draughtsman; by note on mount
• Bartolomeo Neroni ? draughtsman; by note on mount