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Plaque with the Annunciation to the Shepherds
(Medieval Europe )
The scene is placed beneath a flattened arch on a hatched ground. The landscape is painted with a black-brown color, and the ground and details are highlighted with gilding. A small blue line runs around the frame.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Belgium, Flanders (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 3/8 x W: 1 13/16 in. (6 x 4.6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
71.217
