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The Annunciation to the Shepherds

Image credit: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

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The Gospel of Saint Luke recounts how an angel announced the news of Christ's birth to local shepherds. The shepherds stare in awe at the angel, although their animals remain placid. Above, a multitude of angels illuminate the landscape with heavenly light. The impressive composition has been related to an 'Annunciation to the Shepherds' (about 1630) by Pieter van Laer. Although it is not known for certain that Nicolaes Berchem visited Italy, from the 1650s he worked in an exclusively Italianate style and became a leading exponent of the Dutch Italianates, artists who were inspired by the Italian landscape.

Bristol Museum & Art Gallery

Bristol

Title

The Annunciation to the Shepherds

Date

1656

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 107 x W 144 cm

Accession number

K2402

Acquisition method

purchased, 1954

Work type

Painting

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