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Adoration of the Shepherds

Drawing
ca.1530-1592 (made)
Artist/Maker
Bassano Il Vecchio, Jacopo (artist)
Place of origin
Italy (drawn)

Adoration of the Shepherds; Pen and bistre, on grey paper heightened with white.


Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleAdoration of the Shepherds
Materials and techniques
Pen and bistre, on grey paper heightened with white
Pen
Bistre
Grey Paper
Drawing
Heightening
Brief description
Bassano il Vecchio, Jacopo; Adoration of the Shepherds; Pen and bistre, on grey paper heightened with white; Venetian School; ca.1530-1592.
Physical description
Adoration of the Shepherds; Pen and bistre, on grey paper heightened with white.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.5in
  • Width: 10.6in
Original measurements converted from fractional inches into decimal inches (rounded to one decimal place). Dimensions taken from: DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
Style
Venetian School
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Subject depicted
Shepherds
Bibliographic references
  • DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
  • Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings Volume I. 14th-16th century, London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1979, p. 197. The text is as follows: school of ZUCCARO, FREDERICO 427 The Adoration of the Sheperds Inscribed in ink on the mount in an 18th century hand ‘Bassano’; and again on the back in the same hand ‘From B. West’s collection’ Pen and ink and wash on faded blue paper; squared in red chalk 16 5/8 x 10 ¾ (422 x 273) Dyce 231 PROVENANCE Unidentified collector BW (initials on back in ink similar to Lugt, Supplement 419a); Dyce Bequest 1869 LITERATURE Dyce Catalogue no. 231 (as by Jacopo Bassano) The old attribution to Bassano, kept in the department until lately, is clearly incorrect. The influence of Ferderico Zuccaro is evident in the handling, but the drawing is hardly by him.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.231

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Record createdSeptember 11, 2009
Record URL
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