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Italian, Lombardy, Milan or Ferrara
The technique of enamel painting is thought to have been introduced into Lombardy between 1470 and 1480. The style here is close to that of several miniature painters who worked for the Milanese ducal court of the Sforza. The frame is a sixteenth-century addition.
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Title: Adoration of the Shepherds and Adoration of the Magi
Date: probably ca. 1480–90, 19th century frame
Culture: Italian, Lombardy, Milan or Ferrara
Medium: Basse-taille and painted enamel on silver; silver-gilt frame
Dimensions: Each: H. 3 3/8 x W. 4 1/8 in. (8.6 x 10.5 cm)
Classification: Enamels
Credit Line: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Object Number: 14.40.705
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