The Adoration of the Shepherds

1450·Tempera on canvas, transferred from wood·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)

Purchase, Anonymous Gift, 1932

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Year: 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)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Andrea Mantegna

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Andrea Mantegna was an Italian Renaissance painter, a student of Roman archaeology, and the son-in-law of Jacopo Bellini.

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Artist: Andrea Mantegna
Year: 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)
Watts ID: WW-1450-537182

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