Follower of Polidoro da Caravaggio

The Adoration of the Shepherds

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Follower of Polidoro da Caravaggio
The Adoration of the Shepherds
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash
11¾ x 16 in. (29.8 x 40.5 cm.)

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Lot Essay

This drawing is related to one of Polidoro's most popular compositions, an Adoration of the Shepherds recorded in an original drawing which is now in the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid. This composition was engraved by Cornelis Cort in 1569 and this drawing, with its crisp lines and high finish, appears to be a copy after that much-copied print.

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