Annunciation to the Shepherds, Dirck Wijntrack, c. 1630 - c. 1640

Title(s)

Annunciation to the Shepherds

Object type

• painting

Object number

SK-A-2304

Inscriptions / marks

• signature and date, lower centre, above the right-hand sheep: ‘D. Wijntrack 16[.]0.F.’

Description

De verkondiging aan de herders. Twee herders knielend bij hun vee, achter hen verschijnt een engel.

Artist

• painter: Dirck Wijntrack (mentioned on object)

Dating

c. 1630 - c. 1640

Physical features

oil on canvas

Material

• canvas
• oil paint (paint)

Measurements

support: height 111.9 cm × width 154.8 cm

What

• annunciation of Christ's birth to the shepherds (and/or shepherdesses) at night; a host of singing angels in the air

Credit line

• Gift of the Oud-Schutters van St. Joris, Heusden

Acquisition

gift 1907

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance