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The Master of the Annunciation to the Shepherds was an
File:A man playing a lute by Master of the Annunciation to the Shepherds.jpg, ''A sense of hearing, a man playing a lute''
File:Man playing a guitar by the painter Master of the Annunciation to the Shepherds.jpg, ''A man playing a guitar''
File:Adorazione dei Magi, Maestro dell'Annuncio ai pastori 001.JPG, ''Adoration of the Magi''
File:Maestro dell'annuncio ai pastori, san giovannino come il buon pastore, 1640-45 ca.jpg, "Saint John the Baptist as the Good Shepherd''
The Master of the Annunciation to the Shepherds was an anonymous master
In art history, an anonymous master is an Old Master whose work is known, but whose name is lost.
Renaissance
Only in the Renaissance did individual artists in Western Europe acquire personalities known by their peers (some listed by Vasari in hi ...
active in Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...
, 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
The annunciation to the shepherds is an episode in the Nativity of Jesus described in the Bible in Luke 2, in which angels tell a group of shepherds about the birth of Jesus. It is a common subject of Christian art and of Christmas carols.
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, with notable examples in Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (BM&AG) is a museum and art gallery in Birmingham, England. It has a collection of international importance covering fine art, ceramics, metalwork, jewellery, natural history, archaeology, ethnography, local ...
and the Museo di Capodimonte
Museo di Capodimonte is an art museum located in the Palace of Capodimonte, a grand Bourbon palazzo in Naples, Italy. The museum is the prime repository of Neapolitan painting and decorative art, with several important works from other Italia ...
, Naples.
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External links
* *http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2013/old-master-paintings-n08952/lot.49.html *https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072426/http://www.nationalgallery.ie/en/Collection/Irelands_Favourite_Painting/Caravaggio/Final_Master_of_the_Annunciation.aspx {{Authority control 17th-century Italian painters Painters from NaplesAnnunciation to the Shepherds
The annunciation to the shepherds is an episode in the Nativity of Jesus described in the Bible in Luke 2, in which angels tell a group of shepherds about the birth of Jesus. It is a common subject of Christian art and of Christmas carols.
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Date of birth unknown
Date of death unknown