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