Master of the Annunciation to the Shepherds

The Master of the Annunciation to the Shepherds was an anonymous master active in Naples, around 1620-1640.[1] The Master's body of work was first identified by August L Mayer in the 1920s and connected to a group of works depicting the Annunciation to the Shepherds, with notable examples in Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery and the Museo di Capodimonte, Naples.[2]

Annunciation to the Shepherds, c.1630, Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham.
Annunciation to the Shepherds, c.1630, Museo di Capodimonte, Naples.
  • A sense of hearing, a man playing a lute
  • A man playing a guitar
  • Adoration of the Magi
  • "Saint John the Baptist as the Good Shepherd
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References
  1. "Master of the Annunciation to the Shepherds". Oxford Art Online.
  2. "Master of the Annunciation to the Shepherds". Sotheby's Fine Art Auctions.
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