Adoration of the shepherds

Title

Adoration of the shepherds

Draughtsman

• Pier Francesco Mola ?

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• chalk
• Vergé paper
• handmade paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing
• chalk drawing

Geographic Reference

• Roman

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• composition study
• figure study

Captions Added Later

Unten rechts Nummerierung der Sammlung Pierre Crozat, Paris (mit der Feder in Schwarz, Lugt 3612): 9; Stempel der Sammlung Pierre-Jean Mariette, Paris (Lugt 2097)

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

• Domenico Piola ? draughtsman; by note on mount

Historic Attribution

• Giovanni Battista Mola draughtsman