Virtual Art in Focus: Paolo Fiammingo, Adoration of the Shepherds

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 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

where

1073 North Benson Rd
Fairfield, CT 06824 United States

cost

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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