Plaque with Adoration of the Shepherds

First third of the 16th century

French; possibly Paris or Southern German; possibly Nuremberg

Status: On View, Gallery 238
Department: Painting and Sculpture of Europe

Artist: French
Title: Plaque with Adoration of the Shepherds
Place: France (Object made in:)
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.: 1500–1540
Medium: Shell
Dimensions: Diam.: 5.1 cm (2 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Marilynn B. Alsdorf
Reference Number: 1992.519
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Ian Wardropper et al, Renaissance Jewelry in the Alsdorf Collection, The Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies 25, 2 (2000), pp. 34 and 92, no. 3.

Marilynn B. Alsdorf, Chicago, by 1992; given to the Art Institute, 1992.

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