Joachim Wtewael
The Annunciation to the Shepherds

The Annunciation to the Shepherds

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The Annunciation to the Shepherds
ArtistNetherlandish, 1566–1638
CultureNetherlandish
Titles
  • The Annunciation to the Shepherds
Date1606
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions66 1/4 × 53 1/2 in. (168.3 × 135.9 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.2006.1
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
215 Blaffer Galleries
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Department
Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation
Object Type
ProvenanceMalcolm Waddingham, London, 1980; Saul P. Steinberg, New York, 1981; [Richard L. Feigen & Co., New York]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 2006.
Exhibition History"Pleasure & Piety: The Art of Joachim Wtewael (1566-1638)," National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, June 28–October 4, 2015.

"Hidden Layers: Painting and Process in Europe, 1500–1800," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 26–September 3, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed and dated on rock lower right (“Io” in ligature): Io.WTe. DE. / wael. fecit / 1606

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