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| Title | The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds | |
| Collection | Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery | |
| Artist | Colonia, Adam (Dutch painter, 1634-1685) | |
| Date Earliest | about 1660 | |
| Date Latest | about 1685 | |
| Description | Colonia spent the early part of his career in his native Rotterdam before moving to London in about 1670. He established a reputation for landscapes with animals. This theme was one of his favourites. An almost contemporary biography of Colonia mentions that he copied many pictures of 'beasts' after Jacopo da Bassano (c.151 -1592) in the Royal Collection. Here, the animal group is the most vivid part of the nocturnal scene thrown into confusion by the appearance of the angel. | |
| Current Accession Number | 1957P12 | |
| Former Accession Number | P.12´57 | |
| Inscription | back [?] 'A. Colonia fecit' | |
| Subject | religion (Angel appearing to the Shepherds) ) | |
| Measurements | 171.0 x 191.8 cm cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on canvas | |
| Acquisition Details | Given by Martin Crabbe 1957. | |
| Publications | Foreign Paintings in Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, A Summary Catalogue, 1983, no. 32, ill. | |
| Notes | Another version at Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam. | |
| Rights Owner | Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery | |
| Author | Dr Patricia Smyth | |