The Adoration of the Shepherds
Andrea Mantegna · shortly after 1450
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Andrea Mantegna’s painting, "The Adoration of the Shepherds," was executed shortly after 1450. The artwork is tempera on canvas, transferred from wood. It measures 40 x 55.6 cm overall, with a painted surface of 37.8 x 53.3 cm.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art acquired the painting in 1932 through a purchase funded by an anonymous gift. It is classified under European Paintings. There is no information provided regarding its culture.
The catalogue data does not include any provenance details, information on past exhibitions, or specific literature related to this work. The artist, Andrea Mantegna, was an Italian Renaissance painter born in 1431 and who died in 1506.
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