Adoration of the Shepherds, anonymous, 1550 - 1599

Identification

Title(s)

Adoration of the Shepherds

Object type

painting

Object number

SK-A-3460

Description

De aanbidding der herders. Voor een klassiek bouwval zit Maria bij het Christuskind. Om haar heen hebben herders zich verzameld. Achteraan Jozef bij de os en de ezel. Op de achtergrond de verkondiging aan de herders.

Creation

Artist

painter: anonymous

Place

Low Countries

Dating

1550 - 1599

Material and Technique

Physical features

oil on panel

Material

Measurements

height 205 cm × width 142 cm × thickness 4.5 cm
depth 12 cm

Subject

What

adoration of the Christ-child by the shepherds; Mary and Joseph present

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

Gift of H.A. Wetzlar, Amsterdam

Acquisition

gift Jul-1943

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

…; purchased in Paris by Hans Alfred Wetzlar, Amsterdam;{Note RMA.} by whom donated to the museum, 1943

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Notes

Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Persistent URL

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