Adoration of the Shepherds
Technical Details
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Title
Adoration of the Shepherds -
Author
Bergognone (Ambrogio da Fossano) -
Year
1480 - 5 -
Dimensions
cm 57.5 x 39.5 -
Inventory
7438 -
Room
X
The scene is accompanied by a prayer to Mary. Set before a ruined building alluding to the decline of paganism, in the presence of realistically depicted shepherds, it is inspired by Flemish models combined with Bramante’s Prevedari engraving of 1481. The young Bergognone’s somewhat stiff figures are set in a silvery atmosphere, the artist dwelling at length on thedifficulties
of pespective. We can see this in the ring of tiny angels offering a full range of different approaches to foreshortening.