Annunciation to the Shepherds

1599

Jan Pietersz Saenredam, after Abraham Bloemaert

Associated Names
Jan Pietersz Saenredam

Artist, Dutch, 1565 - 1607

Jacques Razet

Publisher, Dutch, active 1589 - 1609

Abraham Bloemaert

Artist After, Dutch, 1566 - 1651

This is a drawing of a pastoral scene with celestial figures. The image depicts a tranquil rural setting where animals, including a cow and a sheep, are present amidst a small community. Above, there are cherubs and celestial beings in the clouds. The composition includes details such as rustic structures and forested landscapes. The line work and shading create depth, highlighting the interactions between the earthly and heavenly realms.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 55.7 x 40.1 cm (21 15/16 x 15 13/16 in.) (trimmed within plate mark)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.595

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 24, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Pierre Mariette [1634-1716], Paris (Lugt 1788). Nicola Francesco Haym (Lugt 1972) or N. Hillier (Lugt 1974). George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer [1758-1834], Althorp (Lugt 2341a). (Etablissement pour la Diffusion et la Connaissance des Oeuvres d'Art, Monte Carlo (Artemis Fine Arts, Ltd., London)); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased January 11, 1985; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2013

  • Northern Mannerist Prints from the Kainen Collection, NGA, 2013 - 2014.

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger: no. 24, i/ii

Inscriptions

below image: Dum vigiles ovium pastores cura teneret, / Angelicas cernunt caeli per inania turmas / Laudibus ob genitum caeles tem extollere Patrem. / Salvatorem orbis, talique applandere cantu: / Summa Deo in superis reddatur gloria: terras / Pax hominesque beet, quibus est syncera voluntas. / Abrahamus Bloemaert Inven. I. Saenredam sculp. / Iac. Razet divulgavit et strenuo humanijsimoque viro D. Petro Mathiae Reipubl. Amsterredam. Scabino meritijsimo amicitiae ergo D. D. ipso Natali Di. Ao. 1599 / SHS; stamped on verso: 248

Watermarks

watermark in the center of the top section, obscured by image

Wikidata ID

Q76557282

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