Updated 09 April 2025
Currently not on display
Currently not on display
Adoration of the Shepherds
| Date | c. 1718 |
|---|---|
| Materials and Techniques | oil on canvas |
| Size（cm） | 21.5 (diameter) |
| Credit Line | ex-Matsukata Collection |
| Standard ref. | M42 |
| Category | Paintings |
| Collection Number | P.2010-0004 |
Provenance
Kojiro Matsukata, Kobe; pledged by Matsukata to save his business, Kawasaki Dockyard Co., Ltd., Kobe and then seized by Jugo Bank, Tokyo, 1927, no. 53 [Jugo Bank label on the reverse]; 4th Matsukata sale, Tokyo, 7–24 May 1931, lot 118, attributed to Giovanni-Battista Tiepolo, repr.; Hōraishokusan & Co., Tokyo; purchased by NMWA, 2011.
Exhibition History
- 1989
- The Old Matsukata Collection, Kobe City Museum, 14 September 1989 - 26 November 1989, cat. no. 147, repr.
- 2016
- The Old Matsukata Collection: Reenvisioning the Dream, Kobe City Museum, 17 September 2016 - 27 November 2016, cat. no. 8, col. repr.
Bibliography
- 1990
- The Old Matsukata Collection. Kobe City Museum, ed. Kobe, "Matsukata Korekushon Ten" Jikkoiinkai, 1990, cat. no. 1685.
- 2012
- Kawakami, Mari. Studies from Antonio Bellucci’s English period: The attribution of two works from the ex-Matsukata Collection. Journal of the National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo. no. 16, 2012, pp. 23-33, repr. [with English Abstract], fig. 1.
- 2012
- Annual Bulletin of the National Museum of Western Art. No. 45 (Apr. 2010-Mar. 2011), 2012, List of New Acquisitions. p. 55.
- 2016
- The Old Matsukata Collection: Reenvisioning the Dream (exh. cat.). Kobe City Museum, ed. [Kobe], Executive Committee of the Old Matsukata Collection, 2016, pp. 44, 248, cat. no. 8, col. repr.
- 2018
- The Matsukata Collection: Complete Catalogue of the European Art. Kawaguchi, Masako; Jingaoka, Megumi, eds. vol. 1: Paintings, Tokyo, The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, 2018, cat. no. 42, col. repr.