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Abraham Bloemaert (Manner of) - Announcement to the shepherds c.1600 . The King James Version of the Bible translates the words of the angels differently from modern versions, using the words "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men". [3]
The Master of the Annunciation to the Shepherds was an anonymous master active in Naples, around 1620–1640. [1] The Master's body of work was first identified by August L Mayer in the 1920s and connected to a group of works depicting the Annunciation to the Shepherds , with notable examples in Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery and the Museo ...
Either the Annunciation to the Shepherds by the angel, or the Adoration of the Shepherds, which shows the shepherds worshipping the infant Christ, have often been combined with the Nativity proper, and the visit of the Magi, since very early times. The former represented the spreading of the message of Christ to the Jewish people, and the ...
JWR:"The triumph of angels while announcing to the shepherds the birth of Christ, Masterpiece, Martin de Vos inv., John Sadeler sculp., Anno 1587, See Nagler."
The Palestinian village of Beit Sahour, next to Bethlehem, has been identified by Latin Church tradition as the site of the Annunciation to the shepherds – that is, the place where the announcement of Jesus’ birth to shepherds by angels took place. [6]
Scenes depicting the Annunciation represent the perpetual virginity of Mary via the announcement by the angel Gabriel that Mary would conceive a child to be born the son of God. The scene is an invariable one in cycles of the Life of the Virgin, and often included as the initial scene in those of the Life of Christ.
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Main article: Henry Payne (artist) West Window, Hook Church: The "Good Shepherd" window by Henry Payne. A mix of a typical English country scene, with lambs and a stream, but with lions behind the wicker fence and a biblical king complete with what appears to be a zither. List of works by Henry Payne Details of some of the major works of the stained glass artist Henry Payne. Payne worked for a ...