The Sense of Sight
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Overall, with added strips, 29 7/8 x 24 7/8 in. (75.9 x 63.2 cm); without additions 27 3/4 x 21 3/4 in. (70.5 x 55.2 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982
Accession Number
1982.60.12
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About this artwork
This The Sense of Sight by Master of the Annunciation to the Shepherds dating to 1625–1649 exemplifies the period. Created in oil on canvas, the work demonstrates technical mastery of materials and processes characteristic of the era. As part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's European Paintings, this piece contributes to our understanding of historical artistic production. The work's Overall, with added strips, 29 7/8 x 24 7/8 in. (75.9 x 63.2 cm); without additions 27 3/4 x 21 3/4 in. (70.5 x...