Annunciation to the Shepherds

after 1611

Probably Netherlandish 17th Century

Associated Names
Abraham Bloemaert

Artist After, Dutch, 1566 - 1651

Boëtius Adams Bolswert

Artist After, Flemish, 1580 - 1633

This is a drawing of several animals and celestial figures in a pastoral setting. The drawing shows a group of animals, including a goat and a sheep, with an angelic figure on a cloud above emitting rays of light. To the right, a person in flowing garments is gesturing upwards, while another human face is seen behind them. The scene is detailed, with linework creating textures on the animals' fur and the figures' clothing. The composition indicates a dynamic interaction between the earthly and the celestial.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1980.45.1735

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Roethlisberger 1993, no. 141 (printed imitation no. 1?)


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1993

  • Roethlisberger, Marcel G. Abraham Bloemaert and his Sons: Painting and Prints, 1993, no. 141 (printed imitation no. 1?), p. 169.

Wikidata ID

Q74032746

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