The Adoration of the Shepherds

c. 1517

Pietro Perugino

Associated Names
Pietro Perugino

Artist, Umbrian, c. 1450 - 1523

The image depicts multiple figures in various poses. In the center, a child lies on the ground with lines radiating from them. A man kneels to the left, facing the child, and a woman kneels to the right. Surrounding them are smaller kneeling, haloed figures with wings. Two additional figures are on the left, one kneeling with a staff, and the other standing. On the right, another figure kneels with a staff, near a donkey and an ox. A dog is in the foreground. The background shows outlines of trees and hills in a minimalist style.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink over black chalk on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Anonymous Gift

  • Dimensions

    overall: 13.3 x 21.6 cm (5 1/4 x 8 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2003.14.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Sotheby's London, 10 July 2002, no. 92); (via Hazlitt, Gooden and Fox, London); purchased 2002 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2004

  • Six Centuries of Prints and Drawings: Recent Acquisitions, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2004 - 2005

2020

  • Raphael and His Circle: Prints and Drawings from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2020, no cat.

Wikidata ID

Q64619694

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