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Adoration of the Shepherds

A work made of graphite on buff wove paper.

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  • A work made of graphite on buff wove paper.

Date:

1860

Artist:

Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917)
after Leonardo da Vinci (Italian, 1452-1519)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas

Title

Adoration of the Shepherds

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1860–1917

Medium

Graphite on buff wove paper

Inscriptions

Inscribed recto, upper right, in graphite: "Florence 1860/Leonarde de Vinci"

Dimensions

Max: 26.5 × 21.6 cm (10 7/16 × 8 9/16 in.)

Credit Line

Worcester Sketch Fund

Reference Number

1969.374

Extended information about this artwork

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