Rembrandt

The Annunciation to the Shepherds



Rembrandt - The Annunciation to the Shepherds



Rembrandt
The Annunciation to the Shepherds
c. 1640-42
176 x 200 mm
Pen and bistre, wash
Kunsthalle, Hamburg


Literature

Benesch 501


Iconclass

73B14 Annunciation of Christ's birth to the shepherds (and/or shepherdesses) at night; a host of singing angels in the air

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