The adoration of the shepherds
Carlo Maratta (Camerano 1625 – Rome 1713)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1680 - 1720
Materials
Etching in ink on paper.
Measurements
144 x 192 mm
Place of origin
Rome
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.2.100
Summary
(Folio 58 lower print, recto), The adoration of the shepherds, with the Holy Family surrounded by angels at left, and the shepherds at the right, one shielding his eyes from the light; a composition in the shape of a lunette
Marks and inscriptions
Lettered bottom right 'C.M. pinxit Romae'
Makers and roles
Carlo Maratta (Camerano 1625 – Rome 1713), creator