DrawingsNetherlandish16th-17th century

Adoration of the Shepherds

16th-17th century

Artists

Isaac Claesz. van SwanenburgArtist

J. NicolaPrevious attribution

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink, gray wash and oxidized white opaque watercolor over black chalk on cream antique laid paper, partial framing line in brown ink

Culture

Netherlandish

Century

16th-17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

24.3 x 38.4 cm (9 9/16 x 15 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Ian Woodner, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1983.

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