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| Title | The Angels Appearing to the Shepherds | |
| Collection | Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery | |
| Artist | Flemish School | |
| Date Earliest | about 1500 | |
| Date Latest | about 1600 | |
| Description | This work is on two painted wood panels, 13.3 x 7.0 and 13.3 x 5.1mm. They would originally have formed part of a larger painting, probably representing the appearance of the angels to the shepherds. This, the larger piece shows an angel appearing to shepherds. The angel gestures with his right hand. Two shepherds with sheep point to the angel. A third shepherd is shown awakening from sleep. The scene takes place at night, in keeping with the description in the bible. The edges of what may be rays of star light may be seen at the top edge of the panel. | |
| Current Accession Number | 1930P440.1 | |
| Former Accession Number | P.440´30A | |
| Subject | religion (Annunciation to the Shepherds)) | |
| Measurements | 13.3 x 7 cm.0 cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on panel | |
| Acquisition Details | Given by Mrs R. E. Giles 1930. | |
| Publications | Foreign Paintings in Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, A Summary Catalogue, 1983, no. 61, ill. | |
| Notes | 1930P440.1 seems like a complete whole as the edges of the panel are slightly bevelled. 1930P440.2 on the other hand, seems to be a fragment with a piece missing from the left hand side. | |
| Rights Owner | Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery | |
| Author | Dr Patricia Smyth | |