Art in Focus: Paolo Fiammingo, Adoration of the Shepherds, ca. 1577-1582

Join Curator of Education Michelle DiMarzo for an informal discussion of this artwork, one of the first objects to enter the Museum’s collection: Paolo Fiammingo, Adoration of the Shepherds, ca. 1577-1582, oil on canvas. Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation via The Discovery Museum, Bridgeport, CT (2009.01.07). We’ll talk about some recent discoveries that have shed more light on the painting’s original appearance!

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December 11, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

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200 Barlow Rd
Fairfield, CT 06824 United States

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Free

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Fairfield University Art Museum

203.254.4000 ext. 2726

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Join Curator of Education Michelle DiMarzo for an informal discussion of this artwork, one of the first objects to enter the Museum’s collection: Paolo Fiammingo, Adoration of the Shepherds, ca. 1577-1582, oil on canvas. Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation via The Discovery Museum, Bridgeport, CT (2009.01.07). We’ll talk about some recent discoveries that have shed more light on the painting’s original appearance!

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