1934.92: The Adoration of the Shepherds

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1934.92

People

Valerio Belli (Valerio Vicentino), Italian (Vicenza 1468 - 1546)
Unidentified Artist

Title

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Classification

Sculpture

Work Type

sculpture, relief

Date

1526-1546

Places

Creation Place: Europe, Italy

Culture

Italian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/222206

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze with gilding

Technique

Cast

Dimensions

8 x 6.9 x 3 cm (3 1/8 x 2 11/16 x 1 3/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: on reverse, in red paint:: L.581.8
• inscription: on reverse, in red paint:: 14

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Stefano Bardini, Florence, sold [through Christie's, London, May 26, 1902, lot 143]; to H. O. Watson, New York. Grenville Lindall Winthrop, New York, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1934

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Grenville L. Winthrop, Class of 1886

Accession Year

1934

Object Number

1934.92

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• Signor Stefano Bardini Collection, auct. cat., Christie's, London (London, England, May 1902), no. 143, repr. pl. 9

Exhibition History

• Unidentified exhibition, Lawrence University, 1936, Lawrence University, Appleton, 11/23/1936 - 01/18/1937

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