The Adoration of the Shepherds
Object type: Painting
Department: European Paintings
Artist: Andrea Mantegna
Artist bio: Italian, Isola di Carturo 1430/31–1506 Mantua
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: shortly after 1450
Medium: Tempera on canvas, transferred from wood
Dimensions: Overall 15 3/4 x 21 7/8 in. (40 x 55.6 cm); painted surface 14 7/8 x 21 in. (37.8 x 53.3 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit line: Purchase, Anonymous Gift, 1932
Accession year: 1932
Tags: Holy Family|Jesus|Adoration of the Shepherds