Watercolor Engraving, *the Adoration Of The Shepherds*, Based On The Vatican Tapestry From The Scuola Nuova

A beautiful antique engraving depicting the Adoration of the Shepherds, based on the famous composition created in Raphael’s workshop (by Giovanni Francesco Penni) for the tapestry known as the “Scuola Nuova,” woven in Brussels in the 16th century and now housed in the Tapestry Gallery of the Vatican Museums. This iconography, widely disseminated through reproductive engravings beginning in the 16th century and continuing throughout the 19th century, depicts the Virgin presenting the Child, Saint Joseph, the ox and the donkey, as well as a picturesque procession of shepherds—including a flute player and a man carrying a basket of eggs—under the gaze of two groups of angels in the sky.A print delicately enhanced with watercolor, featuring polychrome tones that remain fresh and harmonious (blues, ochres, greens).Dimensions: Sheet: 49.5 x 40 cm; Engraving: 40.3 x 31.2 cm
With frame: 55 x 45.5 cm

First half of the 19th century. Presentation: set in a gilded and patinated wooden frame, ready to hang. A high-quality decorative piece with scholarly iconography, for lovers of sacred art and antique engravings.