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The Adoration of the Shepherds: 1610

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Current Location: Gallery 7 (Courtauld)

Titles

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Maker(s)

Painter: Tintoretto, Jacopo (Jacopo Robusti)

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Notes

History note: Earls of Suffolk and Berkshire, Charlton Park, Wiltshire; bought from Margaret, Countess of Suffolk and Berkshire, widow of the 19th Earl

Legal notes

From a fund given by Miss S.R. Courtauld.

Measurements and weight

Height: 172.7 cm
Width: 274.4 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1932) by Suffolk and Berkshire, Margaret, Countess of

Dating

1540s
Production date: circa AD 1540

School or Style

Italian
Venetian School

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 1610
Primary reference Number: 647
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 July 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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