ANTWERP SCHOOL, FIRST HALF OF THE 16TH CENTURY
Annunciation to the Shepherds
Oil on panel
60.4 x 47.7 cm.; 23 3/4 x 18 3/4 in.
Private collection
Shepherds were tending their flocks out in the countryside near Bethlehem, when they were terrified by the appearance of an angel. The angel explains that he has a message of good news for all people, namely that "Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger. More on the Annunciation to the Shepherds
The Antwerp School is a term for the
artists active in Antwerp, first during the 16th century when the city was the
economic center of the Low Countries, and then during the 17th century when it
became the artistic stronghold of the Flemish Baroque under Peter Paul Rubens.
Antwerp took over from Bruges as the main trading and
commercial center of the Low Countries around 1500. Painters, artists and
craftsmen joined the Guild of Saint Luke, which educated apprentices and
guaranteed quality. More Ecole Anversoise
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