DrawingsItalian17th century

The Adoration of the Shepherds

c. 1615

Artists

Bernardo StrozziArtist

Master of the Egmont AlbumsPrevious attribution

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink on cream antique laid paper

Culture

Italian

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

26.6 × 19.5 cm (10 1/2 × 7 11/16 in.)

Provenance

[Dealer, Milan, as by Master of the Egmont Albums]. [Sotheby's, New York, January 25, 2017, lot 22], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2017

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