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The Adoration of the Shepherds

16th century
Not on view
The elaborate tiled superstructure of stoves generally enlarged in the sixteenth century, giving the hofner (stove maker) the opportunity to make larger tiles of truly pictorial composition and artistic importance. Resch is one of the few known makers of such tiles in the important center of Salzburg.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Adoration of the Shepherds
  • Maker: Hans Resch (active 1563–98)
  • Date: 16th century
  • Culture: Austrian, Salzburg
  • Medium: Lead-glazed earthenware (Hafnerware)
  • Dimensions: 25 5/8 × 21 1/2 in. (65.1 × 54.6 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
  • Credit Line: Gift of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of Robert Francis Kennedy (1925-1968), Senator from New York, 1968
  • Object Number: 68.81.1
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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