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Valentin Lefebvre

Adoration of the Shepherds, 1600s

Description

Maker

Valentin Lefebvre, ca. 1641-ca. 1680, Flemish

Title

Adoration of the Shepherds

Year

1600s

Medium

Pen and ink and wash over graphite, squared in red chalk for transfer

Materials/Techniques

Materials

wash technique

Supports

paper

Dimensions

19.8 x 29.4 cm (7 13/16 x 11 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed, verso: F. Lafebre

Stamped with collector's mark of Jonathan Richardson Senior (Lugt 2184).

Type

Credit

Gift of Miss Ellen D. Sharpe

Object Number

50.304

Exhibition History

Design and Description

January 27 - April 9, 2006

Although the squaring indicates the artist’s intention to transfer the composition to a larger format, Lefevre was still fine-tuning his final composition. He abandoned a figure at the right, where an unfinished arm and drapery may be discerned.

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