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. 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.
Also recorded as Maestro dell'Annuncio ai Pastori · Meister der Verkündigung an die Hirten · Master of the Birmingham Annunciation to the Shepherds · Maître de l'Annonce aux bergers
Master of the Annunciation to the Shepherds
Bartolomeo Bassante · [1] · Public domain
- Name
- Master of the Annunciation to the Shepherds
- Known for
- Painting, particularly the Annunciation to the Shepherds
- Movement
- Baroque (Neapolitan School)
- Born
- 1505
- Died
- 1700
- Occupation
- painter
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The Master of the Annunciation to the Shepherds was an anonymous master active in Naples, around 1620–1640. 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.
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Places of work recorded in the authority are Naples. Works named in the authority record are Mocking of Christ. Work by Master of the Annunciation to the Shepherds is recorded in the collections of Musée des Beaux-Arts de Pau, National Gallery of Ireland, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux and Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery.
Il quadro dipinto è conosciuto da numerose altre repliche conservate in diversi musei, stilisticamente affini, che ha portato gli studiosi a chiamare l'artista col soprannome di "Maestro dell'Annuncio ai Pastori". Recentemente il Maestro è stato identificato con Bartolomeo Bassante o con Juan Dò. Acquisizione post-unitaria.
Possibly Giovanni Do / Possibly Bartolomeo Bassante
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Master of the Annunciation to the Shepherds · Web Gallery of Art: Image Info about artwork wga QS:P11807,"m/master/xunk_it/xunk_it5/ymocking"
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• Name — Master of the Annunciation to the Shepherds • Known for — Painting, particularly the Annunciation to the Shepherds • Notable Works — Annunciation to the Shepherds (Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery), Annunciation to the Shepherds (Museo di Capodimonte) • Movement — Baroque (Neapolitan School) • Illustration — Annunciation to the Shepherds, c.1630, Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham. • Illustration — Annunciation to the Shepherds, c.1630, Museo di Capodimonte, Naples.
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — A sense of hearing, a man playing a lute • Illustration — A man playing a guitar • Illustration — Adoration of the Magi • Illustration — Saint John the Baptist as the Good Shepherd
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1505
Master of the Annunciation to the Shepherds born.
1700
Master of the Annunciation to the Shepherds died.
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The authorities additionally record the headings Maestro dell'Annuncio ai Pastori, Meister der Verkündigung an die Hirten, Master of the Birmingham Annunciation to the Shepherds and Maître de l'Annonce aux bergers.
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Work by Master of the Annunciation to the Shepherds is
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Pau, National Gallery of Ireland, Kunsthistorisches Museum and Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux
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