Adoration of the Shepherds (Fragonard)
Adoration of the Shepherds is a 1775 oil on canvas painting by Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 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.
References[edit]
- ^ (in French) "Fragonard". Peintre Analyse.
- ^ (in French) "Base Joconde entry".
- ^ (in French) "Catalogue entry".