The Annunciation to the Shepherds

probably c. 1576/1580

Léonard Gaultier

Associated Names
Léonard Gaultier

Artist, French, 1561 - 1641

The image shows a detailed scene of shepherds gathered in a grassy terrain, surrounded by grazing sheep. In the background, there are rolling hills, trees, and a distant cityscape with various buildings and towers. An angelic figure descends from the sky at the top center of the image, surrounded by beams of light. The intricate linework and cross-hatching create texture and shading in a monochromatic color palette of sepia tones.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 6.4 × 6 cm (2 1/2 × 2 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.1025

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    IFF (1500), no. 95

  • Series Title

    Scenes from the New Testament [1964.8.944-1025]

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1932

  • Linzeler, André. Inventaire du fonds français; graveurs du seizième siècle. Paris, 1932: I. 383, no. 95.

Inscriptions

in plate across bottom: Lange. sapparut. aulx. pasteurs. veillans. sur. leurs. troppeaux (artist's monogram)

Wikidata ID

Q65510997

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