About This Artwork
Ludovico Carracci
Italian, 1555-1619
The Adoration of the Shepherds1611/12
Pen and brown ink, with white heightening, on ivory laid paper prepared with rust-brown wash, partially incised for transfer
276 x 274 mm
Inscribed on former mount: "S.B. 85"
Gift of Kate Ganz in honor of Laura M. Giles, 2000.441
Prints and Drawings
Not on Display
Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories
Publication History
Kate Ganz, A Catalogue of Drawings, Small Paintings & Oil Sketches (New York, 1996), p. 35, no. 14 (ill.).
Ownership History
Doge Nicolò Sagredo, Venice; his brother, Stefano Sagredo, Venice; his son, Zaccaria Sagredo, Venice; his nephew, Gherardo Sagredo; his wife, Cecilia Sagredo. Sold, c. 1743. Sold, Christie's, London, July 6, 1993, lot 42. Sold, Christie's, London, April 3, 1995, lot 27. Given by Kate Ganz, New York, to the Art Institute, 2000.