Pedro Orrente
The Adoration of the Shepherds

ArtistSpanish, c. 1580–1645
CultureSpanish
Titles
  • The Adoration of the Shepherds
Dateno date
PlaceSpain
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsCanvas or panel: 43 × 31 3/4 in. (109.2 × 80.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of General and Mrs. Maurice Hirsch
Object number57.54
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Provenance[ Schaeffer Galleries, Inc., New York, by 1957]; acquired by MFAH with funds provided by General and Mrs. Maurice Hirsch, 1957.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "Christmas and Winter Art," St. Luke's Methodist Church, Houston, TX, December 4 thru 22, 1969.

Exhibited: Ecclesiastical art exh., General Convention of the Altar Guilds of the Episcopal Church, Houston, TX, Oct. 9 thru 21, 1970.

Exhibited "Depictions of the Advent inEarly European Art," Tyler Museum of Art, Tyler, TX, Dec. 11, 1982 - Feb. 6, 1983. LN:82.1, Illustrated in exh. cat., p.16.

Exhibited: "The Holy Family Through the Ages: A 500 Year Survey," Amarillo Art Center, Amarillo, TX, Dec. 6, 1986 thru Jan. 11, 1987. LN:86.30, Illustrated in exh. cat., p.8.(LN:86.30)

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