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Adoration of the Shepherds (Fragonard)

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Adoration of the Shepherds
ArtistJean-Honoré Fragonard
Year1775
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions73 cm × 93 cm (29 in × 37 in)
LocationLouvre, Paris

Adoration of the Shepherds is an oil on canvas painting by Jean-Honoré Fragonard, from 1775. It was previously misattributed to François Boucher.[1] It was donated to the Louvre in 1988.[2][3]

It is sometimes considered as a pendant to the far more secular The Bolt, as both works were commissioned by Louis-Gabriel Véri-Raionard, marquis de Véri (1722–1785). Fragonard suggested its subject, showing his wish to revive religious art and illustrate contrasts between contemporary carnal love and sacred reliigous love.

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  1. ^ (in French) "Fragonard". Peintre Analyse.
  2. ^ (in French)"Base Joconde entry".
  3. ^ (in French) "Catalogue entry".