Domenico Carnevale (1524 – 1579), Adoration of the Shepherds

Domenico Carnevale (Sassuolo, 1524 – Modena, 1579)
Adoration of the Pastors
Oil on copper, 42 x 28 cm – with frame 54 x 36 cm
Expertise by Prof. Emilio Negro

The painting represents the Adoration of the Shepherds, the Child in the centre, with the Madonna kneeling in prayer next to him and an angel behind him; facing him in the foreground are a woman with a child in her arms, a shepherd with a sheep on the right, a piper on the left and various other male and female characters. The architecture in the background, among which you can glimpse a glimpse of the landscape, are hidden in the upper part by the clouds, where a "celestial glory" is encamped with three little angels in flight.
The painting highlights mannerist characteristics attributable to the second half of the sixteenth century, and can be traced back to an author from the Modena area, with stylistic references to the Bolognese Samacchini (1532 – 1577) and Passerotti (1529 – 1592). More precisely, it can be attributed to Domenico Carnevale (1524-1579), one of the most notable sixteenth-century masters active in the local area. The Carnival was formed in Emilia, his homeland, where he worked for many years. However, his works also reveal a clear Roman influence, dictated by a long experience in Rome, during which he also dedicated himself to the restoration of the Sistine Chapel. Trained in the late Mannerist environment of Modena, he is also linked to the Parma Correggio and Ferrarese Dossesca traditions; Carnival also always maintains a slight archaic feeling in his work, heir to the late Roman mannerist tradition.
The main stylistic reference must be identified in a work similar in subject and iconographic setting, coming from the church of the Pio Istituto Orfanelle of San Geminiano in Modena, currently part of the Art Collection of the Province, attributed to the same influence as the Carnival. Another interesting comparison should be identified with A Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, at the Estense Gallery in Modena.

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