Adoration of the shepherds

Title

Adoration of the shepherds

Draughtsman

• Pietro da Cortona ?

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• gouache
• paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing
• white heightening

Geographic Reference

• Roman

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• study after a drawing?
• study after a painting?
• copy?

Captions Added Later

Bezeichnet unten links (von fremder Hand?, mit der Feder in Graubraun): Pietro da Cortona; verso bezeichnet: No 6. L:B / No. 91. Pietro Berrettini, da Cortona
Verso Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

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
• Joseph of Nazareth
• Christ Child
• 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

• after Ciro Ferri inventor; by note on mount