The Annunciation to the Shepherds

David Vinckboons, 1604

An angel descends from heaven before the eyes of the startled shepherds, bringing them tidings of the birth of Jesus. They will find the Child swaddled in cloths in a stable. Vinckboons himself made a small print in reverse of this drawing.

  • Artwork typedrawing, design
  • Object numberRP-T-1935-22
  • Dimensionsheight 159 mm x width 122 mm
  • Physical characteristicspen in bruin, penseel in grijs en blauwgrijs

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    The Annunciation to the Shepherds

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-T-1935-22

  • Description

    Ontwerp voor een prent.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    date

Creation

  • Creation

    draftsman (artist): David Vinckboons

  • Dating

    1604

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    pen in bruin, penseel in grijs en blauwgrijs

  • Dimensions

    height 159 mm x width 122 mm

This work is about

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of K. Heynsius

  • Acquisition

    gift 1934

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    Inv.;…; anonymous sale, Amsterdam (Mensing), 21 November 1929, no. 71, fl. 400;{Coll. Cat 1987, p. 154, no. 93; Copy RMA.}; …; from the dealer P. de Boer, Amsterdam, fl. 133.75, to the museum, 1935

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

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