The Annunciation to the Shepherds

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The Annunciation to the Shepherds is a Mannerist religious painting by Dutch artist Joachim Wtewael depicting the biblical scene of angels announcing Christ’s birth to shepherds.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mannerist painting
painting
religious painting
artForm oil painting
basedOn Bible
Gospel of Luke
colorPalette vivid colors
compositionFeature crowded scene
dramatic lighting
dynamic figures
countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic
creator Joachim Wtewael
creatorBirthPlace Utrecht
creatorNationality Dutch
culturalContext Dutch Golden Age religious art
culture Dutch
depicts Annunciation to the shepherds
Nativity of Jesus
linked to: Nativity of Christ

angels
shepherds
genre Christian art
hasSubject Jesus Christ
New Testament
angels in art
shepherds in art
hasTheme angelic revelation
birth of Christ
divine message
iconographicType Annunciation to the shepherds in art
intendedUse devotional art
medium oil paint
movement Mannerism
originalLanguageTitle Dutch
partOf Christian Nativity iconography
portrays Bethlehem countryside
linked to: Bethlehem

heavenly light
night scene
religion Christianity
school Utrecht school of painting
style Northern Mannerism
subjectMatter Gospel scene
biblical narrative
timePeriod early 17th century
late 16th century

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Joachim Wtewael notableWork The Annunciation to the Shepherds
The Annunciation to the Shepherds depicts Annunciation to the shepherds
linked to: The Annunciation to the Shepherds
Jacopo Bassano notableWork The Annunciation to the Shepherds
Shepherds' Field associatedEvent Annunciation to the Shepherds
linked to: The Annunciation to the Shepherds