Adoration of the Shepherds
Benedetto Gennari II
(Italian (Bolognese), 1633–1715)
Medium/TechniqueOil on canvas
Dimensions96.2 x 127.6 cm (37 7/8 x 50 1/4 in.)
Credit LineTurner Sargent Collection—Bequest of Mrs. Turner Sargent (Amelia J. Holmes)
Accession number94.173
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPaintings
Collections
Provenance1858, Auguste Biedermann, Vienna and Rome; 1858, sold by Biedermann in Rome to Mrs. Turner Sargent, Boston [See note 1]; 1894, bequeathed by Mrs. Sargent to the MFA [See note 2]. (Accession Date: November 1, 1894)
Notes:
[1] According to a note in the will of Mrs.Sargent, during the arrangements for purchase, customs and shipping of the painting, the Franco-Austrian War broke out and the painting was sent to Leghorn (Livorno, Italy) before being shipped, several months later, to the US.
[2] The painting was accessioned as a work by Lodovico Caracci.
Notes:
[1] According to a note in the will of Mrs.Sargent, during the arrangements for purchase, customs and shipping of the painting, the Franco-Austrian War broke out and the painting was sent to Leghorn (Livorno, Italy) before being shipped, several months later, to the US.
[2] The painting was accessioned as a work by Lodovico Caracci.
Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg II
Unidentified artist, Belgian, fourth quarter 18th century
Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)
Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)
