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The Adoration of the Shepherds (Cartoon)

Anonymous, Netherlandish, 16th century · 1500–1600

Maximum print size

28.2 × 32.8 cm · 11.1 × 12.9 in

at 300 DPI from the 3,330 × 3,855 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 8×10 inch frame.

Frame: 40.6 × 50.8 cm · 16.0 × 20.0 in
Mat opening: 28.2 × 32.8 cm · 11.1 × 12.9 in
Mat border, sides: 6.4 cm · 2.5 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 9.1 cm · 3.6 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: 16th century
Medium: Tempera on paper, lined with rough canvas
Type: Drawings
Size: 198.0 × 172.0 cm · 78.0 × 67.7 in
Orientation: portrait
Subjects: Adoration of the Shepherds, Angels, Men, Women
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗

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