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The Adoration of the Shepherds

(Italian, active about 1579)
(Italian, 1501–1556)
1579
Medium/TechniqueEngraving
DimensionsSheet: 36.3 x 46.9 cm (14 5/16 x 18 7/16 in.)(trimmed within the platemark)
Credit LineGift of W. S. Dexter
Accession numberM12212
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsEngraved in the plate, bottom center, "P. Stephanonius. for:"; engraved in the plate, across the bottom, "P. S. F."; engraved in the plate, bottom right, "Girardo Fontana / Fredo Fecit 1579.".
ProvenanceW.S. Dexter, Boston; his gift to the MFA March 12, 1897