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Italian School, circa 1600 — Adoration of the shepherds with a circle of angels above
Italian School, circa 1600

Adoration of the shepherds with a circle of angels above

This Italian School oil painting on copper from circa 1600 depicts the Adoration of the Shepherds with angels arranged in a circle above the earthly scene. The rounded top format suggests it may have been created as an altarpiece or devotional object. The work exemplifies Counter-Reformation religious art with its intimate composition and heavenly vision.

Medium
oil on copper, rounded top

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Master Paintings and Sculpture Part II

January 27, 2023

Estimate: $40,000$60,000

Lot 436

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Italian School, circa 1600, Adoration of the shepherds with a circle of angels above

This Italian School oil painting on copper from circa 1600 depicts the Adoration of the Shepherds with angels arranged in a circle above the earthly scene. The rounded top format suggests it may have been created as an altarpiece or devotional object. The work exemplifies Counter-Reformation religious art with its intimate composition and heavenly vision.

Medium
oil on copper, rounded top
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Angels, Baroque, Oil On Copper, Religious, Italian, Old Masters, Narrative

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