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| Keywords: Stella - The Adoration of the Shepherds - Walters 371045.jpg Walters Art Museum artwork Q18749512 Creator Stella en The nativity of Christ in Bethlehem is represented as both solemn and joyous A strong light mysteriously emanating from the infant illuminates the darkness and alludes to Jesus' role as the light of the world as described in the New Testament The Bavarian painter Stern studied in Bologna before settling in Rome around 1700 and his style reveals his immersion in the Italian tradition The night scene with the strong light that softly illuminates the figures was absorbed from the works of Correggio ca 1489-1534 who was revered in the 18th century for the sweetness and softness of his graceful figures Stella is the Italian word for star a translation of the German painter's last name Zeri Italian paintings in the Walters Art Gallery 391 506 ca 1700 1748 Baroque Oil on canvas Painted surface cm 39 32 2 accession number 37 1045 23059 Cristoforo Suave date and mode of acquisition unknown name written in ink on back of original frame Don Marcello Massarenti Rome date and mode of acquisition unknown 1881 catalogue no 156 1897 catalogue no 269 as by Pompeo Batoni Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection 1902 IGNAZIO STERN FECIT signature On the wooden base of the manger Transcription In ink on the back of the original frame Cristoforo Suave The Nativity in Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1987-1988 place of origin Rome Italy Walters Art Museum license 2D Baroque paintings in the Walters Art Museum Ignaz Stern Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
