De verkondiging aan de herders, Cornelis Saftleven, 1677

Title(s)

De verkondiging aan de herders

Object type

• drawing

Object number

RP-T-1911-89

Artist

• draughtsman: Cornelis Saftleven

Dating

1677

Material

• paper
• watercolor (paint)
• chalk

Technique

brush

Measurements

height 396 mm × width 316 mm

What

• annunciation of Christ's birth to the shepherds (and/or shepherdesses) at night; a host of singing angels in the air
• annunciation of Christ's birth to the shepherds (and/or shepherdesses) at night; a host of singing angels in the air

Acquisition

purchase 1911

Copyright

Public domain

• Cornelis Saftleven, 1606-1608 : Leben und Werke : mit einem kritische Katalog der Gemälde und Zeichnungen, Wolfgang Schulz, p. 71, cat.nr. 4