Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation to the Shepherds

c. 1460
Leaf: 20.1 x 13.8 cm (7 15/16 x 5 7/16 in.)
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Although we don't know the name of the artist, other leaves by the same individual have been identified in other collections.

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The shepherd and shepherdess gaze up toward a pair of angels who are announcing that Christ has been born. A dog is curled at their feet while sheep graze around them. This anonymous painter had a highly personal style recognized by its facial types, architectural forms, and a love of sumptuous textile patterns. He has been associated with other books of hours that were produced in and for the city of Troyes in France.
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation to the Shepherds

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation to the Shepherds

c. 1460

France, Troyes?, 15th century

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