Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation to the Shepherds
Unknown Artist
c. 1460
Medium
ink, tempera and gold on vellum
Dimensions
20.1 × 13.8 cm
Classification
Manuscript
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection
Accession Number
2011.61
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
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.