Abraham leaves for Shechem, Annunciation to the shepherds, print, Netherlands, after design by Jacopo Bassano, publisher: Claes Jansz. Visscher (II), 1596 - 1652, printmaker, paper, etching, engraving, height 266 mm x width 208 mm, annunciation of Christ's birth to the shepherds (and, or shepherdesses) at night, a host of singing angels in the air, Abraham comes to the sacred tree of Moreh at Shechem, and builds his first altar, A detailed engraving shows a winged angel descending from clouds with rays of light emanating toward figures below; beneath the angel are trees and rolling hills and a group of people and animals gathered closely together, including a reclining figure blowing a curved horn, a man seated with draped clothing, a kneeling figure leaning toward a large cow, a boy looking downward, and another person shielding their eyes while gazing toward the sky; several cows and a sheep are among the animals, one cow's head turned toward a person wearing a wide-brimmed hat, and ...
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Abraham leaves for Shechem, Annunciation to the shepherds, print, Netherlands, after design by Jacopo Bassano, publisher: Claes Jansz. Visscher (II), 1596 - 1652, printmaker, paper, etching, engraving, height 266 mm x width 208 mm, annunciation of Christ's birth to the shepherds (and, or shepherdesses) at night, a host of singing angels in the air, Abraham comes to the sacred tree of Moreh at Shechem, and builds his first altar, A detailed engraving shows a winged angel descending from clouds with rays of light emanating toward figures below; beneath the angel are trees and rolling hills and a group of people and animals gathered closely together, including a reclining figure blowing a curved horn, a man seated with draped clothing, a kneeling figure leaning toward a large cow, a boy looking downward, and another person shielding their eyes while gazing toward the sky; several cows and a sheep are among the animals, one cow's head turned toward a person wearing a wide-brimmed hat, and a bucket lies near the animals; the scene is rendered in dense, fine crosshatching with strong contrasts and flowing fabric folds throughout.

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Abraham leaves Shechem Annunciation shepherds print Netherlands design Jacopo Bassano publisher Claes Jansz Visscher Ii 1596 - 1652 printmaker paper etching engraving height 266 mm x width 208 mm annunciation Christ's birth shepherdesses night host singing angels air Abraham comes sacred tree Moreh builds first altar detailed engraving winged angel descending clouds rays light emanating figures beneath angel trees rolling hills group people animals gathered closely together reclining figure blowing curved horn man seated draped clothing kneeling figure leaning large cow boy looking downward another person shielding eyes gazing sky several cows sheep cow's head turned person wearing wide-brimmed hat bucket lies near scene rendered dense fine crosshatching strong contrasts flowing fabric folds

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