The Adoration of the Shepherds
date: label: Date
content: 1720–50
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: The Holy Family is seen at the top of a steep stairway in the background. A shepherd, with sheep, kneels on the right in adoration. A seated angel, left, points towards the scene. A man lies prostrate on the steps in the center foreground, while a dog in front of him climbs the steps. An adoring child and woman stand in the right foreground. The upper corners of the picture are chamfered.
place: label: made in
content: Italy
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Grafton H. Pyne
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1948-118-34
objectType: label: Type
content: figures
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Pen and black ink, brush and brown and grey wash on cream laid paper
label: Dimensions
content: 27.4 × 20.6 cm (10 13/16 × 8 1/8 in.)