Adoration of the Shepherds

mid 17th century

Not on view

Boeckhorst, German by birth, worked in the circle of Peter Paul Rubens in Antwerp.The subject and composition of this large, vigorous drawing along with the arch shape of the top of the sheet suggest that it was created as a design for an altarpiece. The artist created numerous paintings altarpieces and paintings for churches after 1650 and this sheet likely dates to that period. Brush drawings in black ink like this one are less common in Boeckhorst's oeuvre. The Met's other sheet (2000.108) is also an arched design for an altarpiece, was rendered in brush and brown ink with white wash and that appears more typical.

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Title: Adoration of the Shepherds
Artist: Jan Boeckhorst (Flemish, Münster or Rees ca. 1604–1668 Antwerp)
Date: mid 17th century
Medium: Black ink and wash over preliminary drawing in black chalk on paper with white highlights with black framing lines
Dimensions: Sheet: 15 1/16 × 9 7/16 in. (38.2 × 23.9 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Kenneth Grebinar, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary, 2019
Object Number: 2019.276.3
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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