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Adoration of the Shepherds, by Sebastiano del Piombo

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An image of Adoration of the Shepherds.  Sebastiano del Piombo (Sebastiano Luciani) (Italian, 1485-1547). Oil on canvas, height 124.2 cm, width 161.3 cm, 1511 to 1512. POST-CONSERVATION.

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Adoration of the Shepherds. Sebastiano del Piombo (Sebastiano Luciani) (Italian, 1485-1547). Oil on canvas, height 124.2 cm, width 161.3 cm, 1511 to 1512. POST-CONSERVATION.

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  • Accession Number: 138
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/8.0
  • Focal length: 100
  • Camera: Canon EOS 5DS R
  • Photographer name: Chris Titmus
  • Image height: 792 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 170.47kB
  • Exposure time: 1/40
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 8/1
  • Captured: 2016:04:18 14:12:57

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