Adoration of the shepherds, ca. 1851 – 1853

Title

Adoration of the shepherds

Draughtsman

• Victor Müller

Verso

Zwei Putten, der linke von einem Baum mit Pfeil und Bogen zielend

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• graphite-clay mixture
• paper

Technique

• pencil drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• composition study
• design for a painting
• sketch

Captions Added Later

Verso unten links Stempel der Städtischen Galerie, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2371c), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städtische Galerie

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