Adoration of the Shepherds
ArtistSchool of
Luca Cambiaso
(Italian, 1527-1585)
CultureItalian
Date1527-1585
MediumInk, chalk, paper
DimensionsOverall: 13 7/16 x 9 5/8 in. (34.1 x 24.4 cm)
InscribedWatermark of an orb surmounted by a cross.
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number50.48.86
Not on view
DescriptionPen and brown ink drawing with brown wash. Shepherds before an infant Christ. Mary and Joseph kneel by the crib. A group on angels can be seen in the sky. ProvenanceDan Fellows Platt, Englewood, N.J., d. 1938; Mrs. Platt,1938-50; Chrysler Museum Purchase, 1950 Exhibition History"Old Master Drawings," Nov. 1950, #41. "Grand Designs: Preliminary Drawings and Oil Sketches from The Chrysler Museum", Prints and Drawings Gallery, The Chrysler Museum, April 2 - June 22, 1994 SPECIAL EXHIBITION, Prints and Drawings Gallery, The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, Fall 1989 Published ReferencesSPARK'S CATALOGUE, #119.