id:			300708
accession number:	2017.107
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2017.107
updated:		2025-04-01 11:09:47.815000

The Adoration of the Shepherds, c. 1552. Battista Franco (Italian, c. 1510–1561). Etching and engraving; platemark: 37.5 x 51 cm (14 3/4 x 20 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Alma Kroeger Fund, 2017.107

title:				The Adoration of the Shepherds
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creation date:			c. 1552
creation date earliest:		1547
creation date latest:		1557
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creditline:			Alma Kroeger Fund
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culture:	Italy
technique:	Etching and engraving
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Engraving
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Bartsch XVI.121.8; Passavant VI, p. 178; Lauder 112, state II/IV

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CREATORS

* Battista Franco (Italian, c. 1510–1561)  - artist

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measurements: Platemark: 37.5 x 51 cm (14 3/4 x 20 1/16 in.)
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	inscription:	Watermark: anchor in circle (similar to Briquet 523 and 532)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Recent Acquisitions
	opening date:   2018-03-17T04:00:00
	<i>Recent Acquisitions</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 17-June 7, 2018).

	title:		Master/Apprentice: Imitation and Inspiration in the Renaissance
	opening date:   2019-10-13T04:00:00
	<i>Master/Apprentice: Imitation and Inspiration in the Renaissance</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 13, 2019-February 23, 2020).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'The Cleveland Museum of Art (03/17/2018-06/06/2018): "Recent Acquisitions 2014-2017"', 'opening_date': '2018-03-17T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Peters, Emily J. and Wehn, James. “Acquisition Highlights: Prints.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em> vol. 58. no. 2 (March/April 2018): 14-15.
	page number: 	Reproduced and Mentioned: P. 14.
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