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

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ClassificationsPaintings

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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.