Andrea Mantegna, 1450 - The Adoration of the Shepherds - fine art print

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Painted when the artist was probably in his early twenties, the picture is notable for its exquisite detail. It may have been commissioned by Borso d'Este, the duke of Ferrara, and its style seems to be a response to the vogue there for Netherlandish painting. Although transferred from wood to canvas, the painting is in excellent condition.

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This more than 570 year-old piece of art titled The Adoration of the Shepherds was painted by Andrea Mantegna in 1450. The version of the masterpiece measures the size of Overall 15 3/4 x 21 7/8 in (40 x 55,6 cm); painted surface 14 7/8 x 21 in (37,8 x 53,3 cm) and was painted with the medium tempera on canvas, transferred from wood. Furthermore, this piece of art is part of the The Metropolitan Museum of Art's art collection, which is located in New York City, New York, United States of America. With courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Anonymous Gift, 1932 (public domain). In addition, the work of art has the creditline: Purchase, Anonymous Gift, 1932. Furthermore, alignment is landscape and has a side ratio of 4 : 3, which implies that the length is 33% longer than the width. The painter Andrea Mantegna was a European artist, whose artistic style can mainly be classified as High Renaissance. The artist was born in the year 1430 in Padova province, Veneto, Italy and passed away at the age of 76 in the year 1506 in Mantua, Mantova province, Lombardy, Italy.

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