The Adoration of the Shepherds with angels overhead
Battista Franco
ca. 1530–61
Medium
Etching and engraving; first state of two
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 14 5/16 × 17 11/16 in. (36.3 × 44.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917
Accession Number
17.50.19-140
Tags
Adoration of the ShepherdsAnimalsJesusAngelsVirgin Mary
About the Artist
Battista Franco · 1510–1561
Battista Franco, known as il Semolei, was born in Venice around 1510, though his career unfolded largely in Rome and at the courts of central and northern Italy. He came to Rome in his twenties and immediately fell under two powerful spells: the inexhaustible riches of classical antiquity and the overwhelming presence of Michelangelo. Franco spent years making drawings after ancient sculptures and...