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Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation to the Shepherds
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The shepherd and shepherdess gaze up toward a pair of angels who are announcing that Christ has been born. A dog is curled at their feet while sheep graze around them. This anonymous painter had a highly personal style recognized by its facial types, architectural forms, and a love of sumptuous textile patterns. He has been associated with other books of hours that were produced in and for the city of Troyes in France.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineLeaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation to the Shepherds, c. 1460. France, Troyes?, 15th century. Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; leaf: 20.1 x 13.8 cm (7 15/16 x 5 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2011.61
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