The Adoration of the Shepherds, by Alessandro Turchi

An image of The Adoration of the Shepherds. Turchi, Alessandro (Orbetto), (Italian,1578-1649). Oil on copper, height 47.4c m, width 23.4 cm, 1600-1610. Acquisition Credit: The National Art Collections Fund (The Vera and Aileen Woodroffe Bequest).

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The Adoration of the Shepherds. Turchi, Alessandro (Orbetto), (Italian,1578-1649). Oil on copper, height 47.4c m, width 23.4 cm, 1600-1610. Acquisition Credit: The National Art Collections Fund (The Vera and Aileen Woodroffe Bequest).

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Accession Number: PD.33-1986
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Image Library; Fitzwilliam Museum
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Image width: 581 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
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Captured: 2009:09:03 13:22:50

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