Adoration of the Shepherds
early 16th–mid 16th century
Medium
Brush and brown ink and brown wash over black chalk
Dimensions
11 5/16 x 7 7/8 in. (28.8 x 20 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Frits and Rita Markus Fund, 1996
Accession Number
1996.163
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Aertgen Claesz. van Leyden · 1498–1564
**Aertgen Claesz. van Leyden** (c. 1498 – c. 1564), also known as Aert or Allaert van Leyden, was a Dutch painter, draughtsman, and designer of stained glass active in Leiden during the first half of the sixteenth century. Born in Leiden as the son of a fuller, he trained as an apprentice under the local painter Cornelis Engebrechtsz. beginning in 1516. City records confirm his presence and activ...