The Adoration of the Shepherds
early 16th–mid 16th century
Medium
Black chalk on light brown paper
Dimensions
9 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (24.8 x 19.1 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Dickinson Roundell Inc. Gift, 2001
Accession Number
2001.110
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...