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        "description": "Battista Franco was one of Michelangelo\u2019s most devoted followers: his biographer Giorgio Vasari wrote that he drew every figure on the master\u2019s Sistine Chapel ceiling. In Franco\u2019s own works, such as this print, he made new, inventive compositions that emulated Michelangelo without directly copying or quoting his works.<br><br>The print depicts the group of shepherds who visited the Christ child shortly after his birth. Franco used twisting, active poses and emphasized anatomy and musculature, creating distinct groups of figures in the foreground and background. Guided by a host of angels, the shepherds\u2019 twisting bodies, pointing gestures, and directional gazes\u2014mirrored by those of an ass and a cow\u2014offer witness to the miraculous birth. Groups of men conversing in the background offer a more intellectual approach to the miracle, while Joseph gazes calmly and contemplatively from the right.",
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                "citation": "Peters, Emily J. and Wehn, James. \u201cAcquisition Highlights: Prints.\u201d <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em> 58, no. 2 (March/April 2018): 14-15.",
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