The Annunciation to the Shepherds
1578
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1578
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Annunciation to the Shepherds is a 1578 ink by Léonard Gaultier, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This engraving shows a nighttime scene with shepherds in a field. One shepherd points upward, while others huddle around a sheepfold. In the background, a small town glows faintly under a starry sky. The artist uses fine lines to create depth, especially in the folds of the shepherds’ clothes and the texture of the trees. The Latin text at the bottom reads like a title, hinting at a biblical story. Next, look up engraving to see how artists like this one used metal plates and acid to make detailed prints.
Léonard Gaultier, or, as he sometimes signed himself, Galter, a French engraver, was born at Mainz about 1561, and died in Paris in 1641.
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